| Engineer Bureau |
| August 8th 1864 |
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| Capt. W. H. James Engr |
| Wilmington N. C. |
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| Captain, |
| Your letter of 9th
inst forwarding Lt. Blackford's Report on the proposed R. R. Bridge
over the Cape Fear River at Wilmington, has been recd. Please inform
the Bureau further whether the Roads, which the bridge is designed to
connect are of the same or of different gauges {the
Wilmington & Manchester was 5', while the Wilmington & Weldon
and the Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford were 4'8"} and
in the event that they construction is resolved on, what amount of
assistance in labor or funds is required by the companies for the
execution of the work. |
| By order Maj. Genl. Gilmer |
| A. L. Rives |
| Col. &c |
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