| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, March 23d 1863 |
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| Cap. R. J. Echols |
| AQ Master Charlotte N. C. |
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| Captain, |
| Commodore Catesby ap B Jones, Commanding
and Ordnance officer at Charlotte, writes to the Navy Department to the
effect that, upon his making application to you for transportation, you
informed him you had orders from this office not to furnish
transportation for Naval supplies. |
| I desire to know upon what authority this
statement was made to Commodore Jones. |
| A. C. Myers, Q. M. Genl. |
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