| Engineer Bureau |
| April 21st, 1864 |
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| Alex. Dudley Esq |
| Presdt of York River R. R. {President,
Richmond & York River RR} |
| Richmond |
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| Sir, |
| I am in receipt of a letter from Paris of
Feby 24, 1864, informing me that my letter of the proceeding Oct.
enclosing a copy of your contract with this Bureau had come to hand
& beg leave to call your attention to the following extract from
Mr. McRae's letter: |
| "Messr Fraser, Trenholm & Co
inform me that they have not as yet received any cotton to be applied
to the payment of the iron referred to in the contract. But as Mr.
Seixas informed in November last that the cotton was purchased &
would be shipped, and Mr. Dudley at the same time making his order
positive & has purchased the 1260 tons of Rails {about
12 miles, both tracks} according to the
template furnished & that one third of it is now ready for
shipment. One third will be ready in March, one third in April and all
will be at Mr Dudley's disposal as soon as they are in funds, but that
they understand it is not now contemplated to send the iron forward
owing the war." |
| Yours Very Respy |
| A. L. Rives |
| Col. &c &c |
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