NA, MG 11/4/1863

State of North Carolina
Alamance County
 
November 4th 1863
   John McDonald a Conductor for the Manassas Gap R. Rd. Coy appears before me & maketh oath
   That in 1st May 1863 he was directed by Hugh Rice Sup MG RRd to proceed to the Virginia Central and Orange & Alexandria & Richmond & Fredericksburg R Roads & remove to Richmond all the cars belonging to the MGRRd which had been employed by the Government on these Roads. That his orders were to have them collected & brought to Richmond with all possible haste & Dispatch.
   That he did so, with all the energy & despatch in his posses, but, that, owning to the disabled condition in which he found the cars, The delays in execution in getting mechanics to render them fit for removal. The difficulties of having them in their crippled state, ??? in consequence of the movements of Genl Lee's army to & from Pennsylvania & in consequence, the difficulty he met with in retaining the mechanics so as to get the cars fit for removal, all combined, prevented his having it in his power to reach Richmond sooner than 13th Sept 1863.
   The said McDonald maketh this affidavit in order to show to said Rice, that all that was in his power to do, ??? by the aforesaid delays & difficulties, was done by him, & accomplished with as much haste & at as little delay as could be done by him.
Given under my hand & seal this 4 March 63
James G. Moore  JP

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