| Richmond Va |
| October 23rd 1862 |
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| Forwards letter from Capt Jno M Galt, C. S.
Lynchburg, stating that order of CGS of July 31, 1862 cannot be carried
out so far at Va & Tenn RR is concerned. |
| Commissary General |
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| Office of CGS Octo 11, 1862.
Respectfully referred to QM Genl with the request that some steps with
the view of securing safe transportation for public stores. L B Northrop
C. G. S. |
| Respectfully returned to the Commissary
General. I have no authority that reaches the difficulty. I cannot
compel the Railroad Companies to carry Govt freight except on the terms
they may prescribe when the ordinary course is departed from. I do not
know what better to suggest than that agents be sent with large
shipments of bacon when they are made in loose form. A. C. Myers, Q. M.
General |
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| Entry in Quartermaster General's Letters
Received Register |
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