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MESSAGE OF TITE PRESIDENT. 
 
 Richmond, Ya., January 27, 1863. 
 
 To the Senate and Howie of Representatives : 
 
 I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary of War, 
 covering an estimate of funrl.s requireil by the Ordnance Bureau. 
 
 I recommend an appropriation of the amount specified for the pur- 
 pose indicated. 
 
 JEFFERSON DAVIS. 
 
COMMUNICATION OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR, 
 
 CONFEDERATF. StaTES OF AmERICA, AVaR Di.PARTMENT, ) 
 
 Richmond, V.i., January 21, ISC;L S 
 
 His Excellency, The President : 
 
 Sir : I have the honor to enclose for transmission to Congress, nn 
 estimate of funds required by the Ordnance Bureau, to supply defi- 
 ciencies caused by transfer *from the Quartermaster's Department, 
 during the year 18C'2. 
 
 Very respectfully, ■'' 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 
 JAMES A. SEDDON, 
 
 Secref:irjj of )Var. 
 
ESTIMATE OF FUNDS required hy Ordnance Bureau, to supplj, 
 deficiencies cai'.ml by transfers from (^uartermafJer^s Department, durina; 
 the year 186.'?, as followf! : 
 
 "ohdnance SERvirr. in all it=; r.niNcnns." 
 
 Amount transferred from Quartern} niter's Department, 
 
 us per act of Congress, approved January ;3i), 1862, $.0,000,000 00 
 • Amount transferred from (^)uartermaster's Department, 
 
 by approval of the rre.si<letit, August 7th, 1862, 5,000,001) 00 
 
 To^al, $8,000,000 (Hi 
 
 This amount was expended in the purchase of ordnance and ord- 
 nance stores abroad, and also the manufacture an;l purchase of the 
 ram.e Avithin the limits of the Con federate States, 
 
 J. GORGAS, 
 Colonel and Chief of Ordnance, 
 
 OnnwNfT. Omrr,, Richmond, Yn.. Jan. 10, 1S6S, 
 
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