| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, 9th May 1862 |
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| H. D. Bird {Superintendent} |
| SS RR {South Side RR} |
| Petersburg Va |
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| Ordnance stores are stopped at Burkeville. Send them on
at once. Hereafter never detain ammunition or associate stores anywhere
on the road. |
| A. C. Myers |
| Q. M. Genl. |
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| Sent by telegram. |
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