1862 U. S CIVIL WAR GOVT. CONTRACTS HEARINGS HORSES WEAPONS NAVY VESSELS GPO 1st
Item History & Price
1862. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.Purchaseof Army Supplies.United States GovernmentContracts. Report of the Special Committee of the House appointed toInquire into all facts and Circumstances connected with Contracts andAgreements by or with the Government . ElihuBenjamin Washburne, chairman. Issued as 37th Congress, 2nd Session, House Reps. Doc. No.2. Publishedby Washington: GPO, 1862.Firstedition. Washington:GPO, 1862. Condition: VERY Good internally, clean, bright, andcomplete, with t...ext block tight. Externally the original leatherboards are present but detached, spine leather flaked away.Growing outof its operations in suppressing the rebellion, the House committeesubmitted the following further report, issued as 37th Congress, 2dSession, HR 2; , with xiv, and 1209pp.Divided intosections for different hearings..; the testimony begins with GeneralGrant complaining about the Austrian muskets issued to his men, as, generally speaking, a government purchasing agent is often "...notexactly a square man...". Superb detail n the differenttestimonies; som headings are...TESTIMONY:HORSESAND WAGONS.“ :STEAMER “CATALINE”.“ :CATTLE, HIDES AND TALLOW.“ :PURCHASEOF ARMS“ :VESSELSAND NAVAL SUPPLIES.“ :PURCHASE OF ARMY SUPPLIES.Many namedindividuals and factories/.suppliers.A rarecollectible piece of Americana -please feel free to email me with anyqueries.Heavy at over2 kilos (4-1/2 lb) before packing. UK Post is £9.50. Economy Mailto US etc is £13.30., Airmail to USA etc is £ 20.30 Europe airmail£14.00. I am happy to accept payment in US$ or GBP sterling, theonly reservation being that buyers using personal cheques, bankcheques, or money orders in US$ need to add on $10 in bank conversionfees. Paypal in GBP or US$ is fine. No reserve and very low minimumbid for a genuine auction.(Pleasecheck my other auctions as I have often similar items up for sale).
