NA, G 9/29/1863

State of Georgia
County of Clark
Athens 29th Sept. 1863
 
   I, Turnis Tunison of the first part, and the Confederate States of America on the second part, represented by Major J. Livingston Q. M. under instructions from the Quarter Master General of September 4, 1863, and George Yongee Superintendent of the Georgia Rail Road Company, do hereby agree that I, the said Turnis Tunison will erect in the town of Greensboro' Georgia, one house according to the annexed specifications in good faith, the whole to be completed by the first day of December Eighteen hundred and Sixty three. The site of said house to be where the cotton platform now is at said station.
   For and in consideration of the sum of Six thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars of which sum the Confederate States of America by Major J. Livingston Q. M. are to pay the sum of Four Thousand and Four hundred dollars and the Georgia Rail Road Company to pay the sum of Two Thousand Four hundred and Fifty dollars said respective sums to be paid on completion of said building. Also the Georgia Rail Road bind themselves to transport the necessary freight for the completion of said building free of charge.
   And it is further agreed between the Confederate States of America and the Georgia Rail Road Company that the above specified building at the termination of the war or as soon thereafter as the Georgia Rail Road is ready to resume its regular business, shall by virtue of this indenture be ceded to the said Georgia Rail Road Company, it is further agreed that the Georgia Rail Road shall have the privilege of using said building as a depot for the reception and discharge of its freight.
   In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals.
A Hist
Wm E Huger
J. Livingston
Major & QM
T. Tunisor
Geo Yongee
Supt. Geo. Rl Rd
 
Specifications for the building of a Commissary Depot for the Confederate States of America at Greensboro Green County Georgia.
Athens Ga 29 Sept 1863
   The house to be one hundred & forty feet long & forty feet wide full measurement. The foundation to be twenty inches thick and raised to such a height as to bring the top of the two inch floor on a level with the present rail road platform. The character of the work to be the same as that of the Union Point Dept. The bridge or centre wall to be the same as above. The three platforms to have rock pillars of twelve by eighteen inches, set on a good base of rock well bedded in mortar. All the foundations to be carried down to the best clay foundation. The pillars not to be more than ten feet from centre to centre.
   All of the above walls and pillars to be capped with twelve by twelve inches hard pine sills bedded in mortar and properly framed. All the floor joist for floors to be three by twelve inches and placed eighteen inches from centre to centre & to be in two sections, running across platforms & lapping in centre and notching on sills so as to tie the house thoroughly together. Also each floor or space to have one row of good herring Bone bridging, the ends of joist to be cased with fascia.
   All the floors to be laid of two by twelve inch lumber properly laid & nailed, the floors to platforms to be the same.
   All the door & window posts to be six by six inches, all the common posts to be two & a half inches by six inches, all the corner posts six by eight inches. The Bents to be fifteen in number, the roof to be framed with queen post, two braces six by six inches with double supports of one a quarter by twelve inches strongly spiked and a support over the walls. The heels of rafters to be properly housed and bolted. Also to have two purloins & ridge poles. The common rafters to be two feet from centres and two and a half inches by six inches. The roof to be one third pitch covered with good merchantable shingles. The roof to project over the walls not less than five feet six inches on the sides & finished with crown mould & fascia, the mould & fascia to be continued round the ends with the roof. All the walls to be properly weatherboarded with dressed lumber, all the projections to be properly ceiled.
   There shall be three double doors on each side of four by ten feet to roll on slide ass may be preferred. There shall be two windows to one end with substantial shutters.
   Finally, the whole to be done in a good and substantial manner and with the best merchantable materials.

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