| Northern Division Superintendent's Office |
| Mobile & Ohio Railroad |
| Jackson, Tenn., Oct 18th 1861 |
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| Maj Genl L. Polk |
| Columbus, Ky |
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| Dear Sir, |
| In compliance with your request when in
your office at Columbus I send you complete statements of every bridge
trestle and wooden structure in the whole Mobile & Ohio Rail Road |
| No. 1 the distance of each from Mobile to Corinth &
No 2 distance of each from Columbus to Corinth. |
| I have the honor to be |
| Very respy your obt svt |
| J. J. Williams |
| Supt N. Div. |
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