NA, QMR 10/16/1862

Ordnance Depot
Oct 16, 1862
 
Col J. Gorgas
Chief of Ordnance
 
Colonel,
   I would respectfully say, in reference to the enclosed letter, that the Rail Road Co. {the Richmond & Petersburg RR} demands over $4 freight on the box in question, tho' they are unable to say from whence the box came, and will give no satisfactory reason for making such charge. We have offered payment of freight from Petersburg to this place, which they refuse to take. Now, for anything we know, transportation had been furnished for this box, ??? the representation of the Company to the contrary is not to be relied on in as much as day before yesterday they demanded transportation on a lot of Sulphur & Tin brought here by Special Messenger from Augusta, and it required considerable argument before they would be, or could be convinced they were in error. There is now at the Rail road Depot, a box containing 3 sets of Artillery Harnessers, no doubt from Clarksville which they also refuse to deliver without transportation. We have no doubt transportation was furnished for through Clarksville, but I have written to the Superintendent there on the subject and expect an answer tomorrow. This harness we suppose to be a part of that made there by Mr. Crawford by direction of the Bureau.
Very Respectfully
Your obt Servt.
B. Sloan Capt.
In charge of Ord Depot & C. S. Army
{several endorsements on the back sending the document to Capt. Morfit}

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