| {From the minutes of the
Directors' Meeting of the Virginia Central RR, September 2, 1864} |
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| Richmond Sept 2d 1864 |
| At a meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Virginia Central Railroad Company, present |
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E Fontaine |
President |
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W Overton |
Directors |
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Jacob Baylor |
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N B Hill |
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| Resolved, that in view of all that has
transpired in reference to the difficulty between the Company and
the P M Genl on the subject of the Mails, the Board approves the
course of the President in declining to sign the contract without
some modification to protect the interests of the Company. |
| Resolved, that the President endeavor to
purchase the warehouse at Afton Station, if it can be done on
reasonable terms, and in case it can be done that Wm P Jarman Esqr
be appointed agent at that Station |
| Resolved further that the Prest endeavor
to purchase the dwelling house and ground adjacent, at Afton, if it
can be done on reasonable terms. |
| A letter from Maj Genl Gilmer C. S. A.
on the subject of removing the Rails from the Road west of Goshen
Station was read and referred to the Prest to obtain further
explanations from Genl Gilmer relative to the subject.
{the last 28 miles of the road} |