| Engineer Bureau |
| Richmond, Jany. 31, 1862 |
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| Chas. G. Talcott Esq. |
| Supt. R. & D. R. R. {Superintendent,
Richmond & Danville RR} |
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| Dear Sir, |
| By furnishing this Bureau with a statement
of the market price of good rail road iron in April last year you will
greatly oblige. |
| Yours very truly |
| Alfred L. Rives |
| Acting Chief Engr. Bureau |
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