| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, Jan. 5th 1864 |
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| Major H. M. Bell |
| Staunton Va |
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| Major, |
| On the representation of the Nitre and
Mining Bureau the Quarter Master General directs that you continue to
furnish transportation for nitre by the mail train as heretofore from
Staunton to Lynchburg {by Virginia Central RR and
Orange & Alexandria RR}. |
| W. F. Alexander |
| Major & Asst. to the Q. M. Genl. |
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