| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, April 21st, 1863 |
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| Cap. Thos. H. Tutwiler |
| A. Q. Master Lexington Va. |
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| Sir, |
| In your letter of March 11th 1863, you ask
for authority to dispose of some lumber to the Virginia Central Rail
Road Company, which was purchased by the Government, with a view to
constructing a bridge over the Cowpasture River. |
| As I am not aware of any present necessity for the
erection of a bridge over the Cowpasture, and the lumber is greatly
needed by the Central Road, you can make sale thereof on fair terms. |
| A. C. Myers, Q. M. Genl |
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