NA, QM 12/17/1861

Confederate States of America

Quarter Master Genls Depmt
Richmond Dec. 17, 1861
 
Capt. T. R. Sharp
AQM
Winchester, Va.
 
Sir,
   You will make up a full account of the cost of transportation of the rail road iron, bolts, spikes, frogs, chairs, cross ties and other articles taken from the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road, and delivered to the Winchester & Potomac RR Company, under the contract made on the part of the Government with the President of that company. 
   Enclosed you will find a copy of the proposal made by Mr. Clark (the President of the W&P R. R. Co.) to the late Secretary of War that the Government should furnish the iron etc to be paid for in transportation by the Rail Road Company, "except that all the expense of waggoning from the Baltimore & Ohio Road of such iron etc xxx shall be paid in cash."
   You will proceed therefore to collect this amount of the wagon transportation on account, from the Winchester & P. Company, in cash, without delay. If however, the company fail to pay in cash for this transportation, you are authorized to adopt the alternative course of taking back into your own possession, so much of the rail road already delivered to that Company as at the precise portion at which you delivered it, will be sufficient to re-imburse the full costs and expenses of the wagon transportation of the iron etc. You will advise the Department, promptly of your action in this business.
A. C. Myers
Q M Genl

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