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Summary of William Liggan file, M346, National Archives

This file represents payments made by the Confederate Government to William Liggan, a Richmond carpenter, for work done to numerous Richmond Hospitals. According to the 1860 Richmond City Directory, a carpenter named Wm. Ligon [sic] lived on Broad st., between 22nd & 23rd Streets.

1/14/1862

$60.43 paid for work done to Banner Hospital: 1 Chest, lock, & hinges (4.50), 1 large Table & Seats (354 ft.) (15.93), 1 small table for other places (4.00), 3 Sentry boxes @ $12 (36.00). Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 1/16/1862.

1/14/1862

$116.10 paid for work done to Banner Hospital: 408 ft partition in Drug Room (20.40), 1 Batten(?) door, hinges, & locks (3.25), 32 ft shelves & uprights (1.12), Arin box & Galtes(?) (.75), Ceiling holes for stove pipes (.25), 709 ft. partition (37.86), 3 Batten doors, hinges, & locks @ 3.25 (9.75), 180 ft Partition Bath Room (8.10), 1 Batten door & hinges (2.00), 143 ft partition Tongue & Groove (11.44), 1 door & hinges (2.25), 391 ft shelves & uprights (13.68), Cutting & Pulling in sash (1.00), 25 4 foot strips around stoves (.87), Taking down partition (.50), 1 shelf for clock (.25), 2 hearths for stoves (.50), 2 rollers for towels (.75), Moving 2 tables and seats (4.50), 21 foot shelving (1.50), 1 door, hinges & lock (1.38). Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 1/16/1862.

2/8/1862

$28.15 paid for work done to Royster’s Factory, “Surg. O. A. Crenshaw.”: 254 ft. framing & boarding (19.05), 91 ft. floor joist (9.10). Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 2/11/1862.

2/8/1862

$90.50 paid for work done to Maryland Hospital: 4 Trays (5.00), 2 Drawers & Slides (2.00), 3 Wood Horses (3.00), 3 Screens for Cots & Cotton for same (29.75), 2 Poeches (4.00), 2 Tables @ 4.50 (9.00), 1 Table 12 ft. (7.50), 1 Table 6 ft. (3.75), 6 Tables 3 ft. (13.50), 1 Table 8 ft, with shelves (7.00), 1 Table with matching shelves & hinges for Banner Hospital (6.50). Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 2/11/1862.

2/8/1862

$366.43 paid for work done to Maryland Hospital: 323 ft partition, tongued & grooved (30.07), 1 door locks & hinges (5.50), 782 ft table & seats (43.01), 1435 ft rough partition (78.92), 5 doors, locks, & hinges (22.50), 1472 ft partition (80.96), 508 ft shelves & uprights (20.32), 332 ft ___ & ____ for dead house (13.92), 90 ft flooring for dead house (5.40), 1 door, lock, & hinges for dead house (5.50), 133 ft stripping room (1.99), 12 ft partition (5.76), boarding up fire place (.75), putting pulleys & nughts to 5 doors (6.25), putting up two panels of fence (1.25), 108 ft boarding over sink (2.25), 1 gate to privy (.75), 3 slat doors for hatchways (9.00), cleaning out privies (20.00), repairing ___ing (5.00), Putting in drain (.88), 1 drawer & slides (1.25), 1 small closet & door (1.25), 1 sock & hanger (.75), 64 ft partition (3.20). Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 2/11/1862.

2/10/1862

$60.43 paid for work done to “Main Factory for Prisoners:” Mostly illegible. Legible: 848 ft putting down floor (29.72), 192 ft neat(?) floor (11.52), Balls & Hinges to Barracks door (1.25), Hanging 65 10x12 glass (14.25). Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 2/11/1862.

3/18/1862

$146.69 paid for work done to Royster’s Factory: 531 ft. plank partition (37.17), 636 ft shelves & uprights (38.16), 465 ft Table & seats (32.55), 3 slat doors & hatchways (9.00), 4 cornish to windows (2.00), 32 ft Boarding to sink door & hinges (4.12), 1 door lock & hinges (5.25), 14 ft boarding to privy (.84), 30 strips to windows (1.20), 1 Board 4 ft (.50), 144 ft tables & shelves (14.40), 2 shelves & brackets (1.00), 1 rack (.50). Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 3/20/1862.

3/29/1862

$1203.36 paid for work done at Chimborazo Hospital: Building Bath House for use of Chimborazo Hospital (1026.31), 204 ft Culver & putting down (16.50), 322 ft Danning(?) (16.10), 2 pc steps (5.00), Casing pipe & studs (4.08), 1 wood horse (1.00), 1 barrel coal tar (1.50), Putting on (3.50), Hue of ditches 20¼ days @ 1.50 (30.37), Hue of ditches 54 days @ 1.25 (67.50) 450 ft Boarding (31.59). “I certify that this work has been done here. J. McCaw, Surg. in charge.” Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 3/29/1862.

4/30/1862

$253.62 paid “For work done at Greanor Hospital by my direction, under instructions from Asst. QM Genl.” In margin: “Approved, S. P. Moore, Surg. Genl.” Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 5/5/1862.

5/1/1862

$192.20 paid for work done at Royster Hospital: 720 ft Guard House (57.60), 1 door, lock, & hinges (5.25), 640 ft framing & boarding (57.60), 370 ft rafter & boarding Roof (33.30), 320 ft Joist & floor (28.80), 1 door, lock, & hinges (5.25), 16 ft plank (.40), Fixing privy (1.00), 4 windows (3.00). In margin: “Approved, S. P. Moore, Surg. Genl.” Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 5/24/1862.

5/20/1862

$555.19 paid for work done at Ligon Hospital: A huge list. Not transcribed, nothing interesting. In margin: “Approved May 23rd 1862 Jno F. Mullowny, Supt.” Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 5/24/1862.

5/21/1862

$116.50 paid for work done at Howard Hospital: 3 benches (6.00), 7 tables (56.00), for Ligon Hospital: 4 benches 22 in. long (3.00), 2 benches 8 ft. long (3.50), 6 tables (48.00). In margin: “Approved May 23rd 1862 Jno F. Mullowny, Supt.” Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 5/24/1862.

5/21/1862

$399.03 paid for work done to Howard Hospital: A huge list. Not transcribed, nothing interesting. In margin: “Approved May 23rd 1862 Jno F. Mullowny, Supt.” Also: “Approved S. P. Moore, Surg Genl.” Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 5/24/1862.

5/28/1862

$88.57 paid for work done on Moore Hospital: 232 ft partition (30.16), 1 door, lock, & hinges (5.25), moving 2 tables (15.00), 110 ft Tables & seats (8.80), 148 ft Tables (11.84), 84 ft shelves & uprights (6.72), 4 Fracture(?) boxes (12.00). In margin: “Approved June 19th 1862 Jno F. Mullowny.” Also: “Approved, S. P. Moore, Surg. Genl.” Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 6/28/1862.

6/9/1862

$427.39 paid for work done on Seabrook Hospital: A huge list. Not transcribed, nothing interesting. In margin: “Approved May 23rd 1862 Jno F. Mullowny, Supt.” Also: “Approved S. P. Moore, Surg Genl.” Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 6/28/1862.

8/6/1862

$6.00 paid for work done on Greaner Hospital No. 18: Taking down & putting up partition, cutting out and putting in door (3.00), 150 brackets (3.00). In margin: “Approved, F. Sorrel, S. & I. H.” Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 8/30/1862.

11/1/1862

$89.80 paid for work done at General Hospital No. 21: putting railing around 6 stoves (72.00), 64 feet partition to stairs (12.80), 1 garret(?) to door (1.00), 4 small Guards to stoves (4.00). Signed and paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 12/1/1862.

7/16/1863 request from General Hospital #27, for carpentry work. See below. Signed by G. S. West, Surgeon in Charge.

7/24/1863

$126.25 paid for work done on General Hospital No. 27: 255 ft Plank in Dead House (102.00), Door, lock, & hinges for same (8.50), Taking of weatherboarding (15.00), straightening fence (.75). In margin: “Approved, Wm. A. Carrington, Med. Director.” Signed by G. S. West, Surgeon in Charge, and Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM. Paid by Capt. Wm. E. Warren, AQM, on 7/31/1863.

From John Liggan file, M346, National Archives

General Hospital No. 27
Richmond Va July 16th, 1863

Special Requisition

For Carpenter to do work at Genl Hospital No. 27

By recommendation of Surg. General.

I certify that the above is necessary for the proper ventilation of the Hospital.

G. S. West
Surg in charge


no further record

Summary made by Michael D. Gorman, January 2001.