| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, March 1, 1863 |
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Circular
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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 Quarter Master's 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.
This system renders it necessary that the contents of one car, only,
shall appear on one manifest. When losses or damage and discovered and
fixed upon a Road it will become the duty of the Quarter Master who
pays the accounts of such Road to deduct from the same the value of
such losses or damage, and to report his action to the Consignee as
soon as practicable. |
| In asmuch 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, Quarter
Masters will in future issue all such orders or tickets, themselves,
to be signed or stamped with their official signatures -- one for each
Road. |
| Printed forms of vouchers both for freight
and persons will be furnished to Quarter Masters engaged in giving
transportation, who will, thereupon, proceed at once, to carry this
system into operation. Meanwhile the transportation vouchers at
present in use will be good. |
| A. C. Myers, Q. M. Genl |
| No list of recipients and no
copies of the enclosed forms found. |
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