| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, March 11th, 1864 |
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| Genl. Robt. E. Lee |
| Orange C. H. |
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| The Passenger trains through N. C. have
been stopped to secure the transportation of corn. Will it not be
better to suspend the granting of furloughs to men who must pass over
those roads. |
| A. R. Lawton, Q. M. Genl. |
| Sent by telegram. |
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