| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond February 5th, 1862 |
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| Major A. A. Burleson |
| QM |
| Knoxville, Tenn. |
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| Sir, |
| I have just instructed Major E. McLean to
pay an account of $12,000 -- the value of a lot of 20 {freight}
cars purchased by the Government, and recently put into the
charge of the East Tenn & Va RR Company. While the cars were so
employed one car was destroyed by that company, and its value $600
will have to be collected from the next transportation account. To
that end I notify you of the fact. |
| A. C. Myers, Q. M. General |
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