LVA, TRED 10/5/1861

Richmond Oct 5, 1861

 
C. O. Sanford Esq   
Supt &c   {Superintendent, Petersburg RR}
Petersburg Va.
 
Dear Sir,
   Our friends in South Carolina want to ship us their Old Rails and other materials, say scrap & other articles unfit for use, and we are willing to take it at a considerably increased rate of freight compared with the Water line. We address you in order to ascertain at what rate you will transport what may be forwarded to us this fall and winter on your Road amounting probably to several hundred tons. 
   We are making every effort to obtain materials to enable our supplying the Government and our Rail Road friends with articles now much required by the exigencies of the Country and hope your usual liberal views on such subjects may be even enlarged on occasions like the present.
   If you have old Rails to sell or Exchange for New we shall be pleased to hear from you
Very respectfully
J. R. Anderson & Co.

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