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OFFICE ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER,

Galveston, July 25, 1865.

Major F. W. EMERY,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

MAJOR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your communication of the 23rd instant, and beg leave to submit the inclosed as my report of all property which has been received by me from the rebel Government to this date. I have received communications from different parties in the interior in regard to rebel property, principally lumber, but no definite information being contained therein, I have not included them in my report.

I am, major, very respectfully, Your obedient servant,

G. E. ATWOOD,

Captain and Assistant Quartermaster.

[Inclosure.]

Report of property received from the rebel Government by Captain George E. Atwood, assistant quartermaster, at Galveston, Tex., to July 26, 1865.

No. Name. Class. Tons. Draft. Condit Locati Remar

ion. on. ks.

1 Marry Steam- 160 2 In Galves Gone

Hill. boat runnin ton. . to

. g Liber

order. ty

for

lunge

r.

2 Colone . . 200 2 1/2 Repair . . Repai

l do. . ing. . do. . ring

Stell. here.

.

3 Island . . 225 3 . . . . . . A

City. do. . waiti

. ng

order

s.

4 John . . 200 2 1/2 In bad Lynchb Haule

F. do. . order urg. d on

Carr. bank

. at

Lynch

burg

to

preve

nt

sinki

ng.

5 Diana. . . 225 3 In Galves Gone

. do. . runnin ton. . to

g San

order. Jacin

to to

load

with

piles

.

6 Torped . . . . . . In bad Lynchb Claim

o-boat do. . order urg. ed by

build

ers.

7 Little Steame . . . . In Galves Worki

Rebel. r. . runnin ton. . ng in

. g harbo

order. r.

8 C. Schoon 75 4 1/2 . . . . Gone

Russel er. . do. . do. . to

l. India

nola.

9 Stingr . . . . . . Repair . . Repai

ay. . do. . ing. . do. . ring.

10 Mattie Slopp. . . . . In bad . . Dispa

. . . condit do. . tch-

ion. boat;

repai

ring.

11 Samuel Schoon . . . . In . . Towed

Willia er. . runnin do. . by

ms. g steam

order. -tug

A.

Fletc

her

to

India

nola.

12 Kateri Sloop. . . . . . . . . To be

ne. . . do. . do. . used

as

pilot

-boat

at

India

nola.

Articles. Condition. Location. Remarks.

10 sails. . Worn. . Galveston. . Received from

steamer Diana.

1 lop rote. . Old. . . . do. . Do.

65 blocks. . Worn. . . . do. . Do.

29 bales In bad order. . . do. . Received from

cotton. . . schooner

Minnie.

56 bales 22 bales in . . do. . Received from

cotton. . good order; Lieutenant P.

34 bales in E. Greer.

bad order.

10 kegs Good order. . . . do. . Received from

spikes. . steamer Island

City.

4 barrels . . do. . . . do. . Do.

rosin. .

1 tub of tar. . . do. . . . do. . Do.

.

1 lot harness. Worn. . . . do. .

.

11 C. S. Unserviceable. . . do. .

horses. . .

10 C. S. . . do. . . . do. .

mules. .

1 2-horse Worn. . . . do. . Received from

wagon. . provost-

marshall.

626 cedar Good order. . . . do. . Found on

piles. . Trinity River.

500 feet pine . . do. . . . do. . Received from

lumber. . steamer

Colonel Stell.

This is all property that I have any account of.

G. E. ATWOOD,

Captain and Assistant Quartermaster.

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