| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, 3rd Oct. 1861 |
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| Capt. James S. Payton |
| A. Q. M. |
| Richmond, Va. |
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| Yours of the 27th ulti, urging the
necessity of the completion of nine miles of the {Virginia}
Central Rail Road from Jackson River to Covington has been
received and in reply would inform you that the same has been
recommended. |
| A. C. Myers |
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