NA, ENG 2/25/1864

Engineer Bureau
February 25th 1864
 
Chas. G. Talcott Esqr
Supdt. Richmond & Danville R. R.
Richmond
 
Sir,
   Your application for the release of the hands of your company impressed under the recent call negro labor was favorably endorsed by the Hon. Sec of War and has just been returned to the Bureau by Col Stevens to whom I referred it, with the following endorsements.
Headqr. Eng. Dept. D. N. V. Feby 20th 1864
   "I will exempt the hands hired by the Railroad Companies. This will be an order to the Sheriff who will exempt on the supts certificate that the hands were actually hired and employed by the company at the time of the impressment to leave said certificate at my office.
signed W. H. Stevens Col."
   The exhibition of this paper will suffice, I hope to procure the release of those of your hands who have been impressed.
Yours Very Respy
A. L. Rives
Lt. Col &c &c

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