NA, NOJ&GN 5/1/1861

Quartermaster Department
May 1, 1861
Maj. H. J. Ranney
Pres: New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern R. Road, New Orleans
 
Sir,
  Since your liberal and patriotic tender of the services of your company, free of charge, for transportation of troops and munitions of War, to the President of the Confederate States, as indicated by the resolutions of the company enclosed in your letter to him of April 20th -- which letter was duly acknowledged by the Secretary of War.
   I have the honor to inform you that a convention of Rail Road Presidents assembled in Montgomery at which resolutions were adopted on the subject of transportation of the Army. Had you been present, no doubt, your concurrence in the proceedings would have been cordially given. I therefore enclose you the Communication I addressed to the Convention, together with the resolutions, and request your adoption of them. The terms on the accompanying printed sheet, I will thank you to have struck off and distributed for use along the line of your road.
A. C. Myers -- Acting Qr. Mr. General

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