| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, Feb. 14th 1863 |
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| Col. Wm. M. Wadley |
| A. A. Genl. etc |
| Raleigh, N. C. |
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| Sir, |
| Enclosed herewith you will find a copy of
a Circular which the Quarter Master General proposes to have printed
and distributed for the instruction of officers of this Department who
will be called on to inaugurate the new system |
| By order of Q. M. Genl. |
| James Barron Hope |
| Capt. & A. A. M. |
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Circular
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To Quartermasters
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| In order that Rail Road companies may be
furnished with satisfactory vouchers for the transportation of
Government freights, and, at the same time, that all loss, and damage
occurring may be more effectually detected and fixed upon the
responsible Road, I have adopted the accompanying forms. It will be
observed, that, according to these forms the vouchers for each road
will consist of three parts: The Quartermasters order, with
which the manifest is connected; the certificate of delivery, and the
receipt of the connecting Road; or, in the case of the last, or a
single Road the receipt of the consignee, or other authorized person.
But, in cases of shipments from points not supplied with a
Quartermaster, as for instance of corn, hay, hides etc shipped from
country neighborhoods by the seller (which transportation may be
either through or local) the sample receipt of an authorized person
will be sufficient. In order that this plan may be carried into
operation simultaneously, in all parts of the country, I
designate the 1st day of June, next, as the time when it shall be
inaugurated by all Quartermasters engaged in giving transportation.
These instructions, and the accompanying forms are furnished thus
early in order that you may familiarize yourselves with them and have
them ready for use on the appointed day. |
| Inasmuch as it is desirable that the issue
of coupons by Rail Road Companies for the transportation of troops and
other persons on Government service, shall be stopped, you are
instructed at once to issue all such orders or tickets
yourselves, either signed or stamped with your official signatures,
one for each Road. |
| A. C. Myers, Q. M. Genl. |
| Richmond Feb. 14th 1863 |
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