Wayne County, NC - George W. Collier Papers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NC Archives 1861-1865 PC 415 MARS Id: 925 (Group) Forms: Muster Rolls, Commissions, Accounts, Reports, Receipts Contents: Papers of Collier, Wayne Co. militia colonel and district tax collector during the Civil War, including commission; muster rolls (27th Regt. NC Militia) 1862; account of provisions purchased; rations issued to soldier's families in Dudley District giving wife's name and number of children (1864); tax receipts and reports to Richmond; and a few letters about provisions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hillsboro Feby 26th 1864 GW Collier Esqr Major Dear Sir, I have at last succeeded in getting Capt Kirkland to agree to an exchange of (30) thirty barrels of corn, you will therefore deliver to Capt Bryan at Goldsboro (30) barrels of corn & send his receipt to Capt K at as early a period as you can make it convenient to do so. I will then deliver to your order at this depot the same amount to be delivered between you and myself Respectfully &c HC Stroud ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hillsboro Feby 11/65 Col. George W. Collier Dear Sir ! I with this writing to apprise you, if you have not received, my letter of yesterday, that I sent by express yesterday morning one hundred thirty dollars to pay the freight on the corn if you can induce Mr. Taylor to send it off. A freight train is to be -- to day and I shall be very glad if it brings the corn. Mr. Cameron told me the freight from Goldsboro will be three dollars per hd wt You did not say in your note whether you are still willing to take Confed. Bonds. I have not heard of the sale of them in Charlotte and will order them back if you -- to take them. You have not mentioned the price of the corn. I trust Mrs. Collier will be pleased with the flour I am very anxious but the Very Respectfully Militiary should lay violent hands A. Mitchell on the corn - the news from Morehead and New Bern is alarming ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #38 Provost Marshall's Office Post of Raleigh, NC May 1, 1865 Guards, and Patrols, will pass the bearer G. W. Collier to Goldsboro by order of W. K. Norton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #40 Provoist Marshal's Office Goldsbor NC May 8th, 1865 Gards and Conductors pass Geo W. Collier (citz) to Raleigh NC on U.S. M. R. R. Good for this day only By command of Brev. Maj. Gen Paine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wayne County To GW Collier Dec 15 1863 To 4308 lbs of pork bought } of JH Cox } $4308.00 Jan 1 1864 To 2435 lbs of pork bought } of TR Oberry } $2435.00 " 1 " To 2000 lbs of pork bought } of Wm L Wiggins } "2000.00 $8745.00 May 1st 64 To 9100 lbs of meal furnished to this date @ 2 pt "1820.00 "1820.00 ________ $10573.00 Credit by --- the corn } From LF Kornegay 5000 lbs } " TH Stanton 750 " } " John Cox 350 } " Wm Carraway 600 } ____ 6700 lbs @ 2 pt "1320.00 "1320.00 ________ ________ Dec 5th 64 To 17185 lbs of meal to date @ 3 pt "5155.00 $9253.00 " " cash for -- in place of bacon "2417.00 "8892.00 ________ ________ 18145.00 Augst 20 By cash from WB Thompson 600.00 " " " order on JR Smith 4000.00 4600.00 _______ ________ Balance due GW Collier $13545.00 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ___________________________________________________________________