| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond November 25th 1864 |
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| Maj Thos Peters QM |
| Selma Ala |
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| Sir, |
| In reply to yours of 2nd
asking if you can become interested in iron works under control of Nitre
& Mining Bureau without forfeiting you obligations to the QM Dept I beg
leave to say that after consultation with Col St John Ch of N&M Bureau I
can see no objection to your becoming interested therein. |
| A R Lawton QMG |
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