AHC, R&D 9/9/1863

{From the minutes of the Directors' Meeting of the Richmond & Danville RR, September 9, 1863}

 
Danville Sepr 9, 1863
   At a called meeting of the Board of Directors of the Richmond & Danville Rail Road Company held in Danville this day
   Present L E Harvie
                Jno R Edmunds, R O Haskins, E G Leigh, Wm Palmer & V Witcher Directors
   On Motion of Jno R  Edmunds
   Resolved that Ch Talbott be and he is hereby authorised to accept the Office of Superintendent of the Piedmont Rail Road, retaining his present office in the Richmond & Danville rail road.
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   Resolved by the President & Directors of the Richmond & Danville Co.
   The the President of the Company communicate the Secretary of War, that the progress of graduation on the Piedmont Rail Road is such, as to induce the confident belief that it will be finished by the 16th of April, and the prompt delivery of the iron would have enabled the Company to complete the track laying as rapidly as the graduation. There are sixteen miles of the road unlaid -- about eleven graded except dressing up, and the remaining four well underway. The delivery of the iron continues to be very ??? and uncertain, has already delayed & and continues to delay the completion of the road -- that a full force can be employed in track laying at each end of the road if iron can be delivered to both forces, and double the progress made on ???. That the largest portion of the iron is ?????

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