| Quarter Master General's Department |
| Richmond, June 1st 1864 |
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| Messers Thos. Webb Pres. N. C. RRd {President,
North Carolina RR} |
| Wm Johnston Presdt
{President, Charlotte & South Carolina RR} |
| "Company Shops" N. C. RRd |
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| Gentlemen, |
| Your favor of 26th ult.
requesting that all restrictions upon private travel by Rail be rescinded,
has been received and attentively considered. I would be glad to
accede to your full request did the interests of the public service
permit, and I have forwarded your communication to Major Carrington,
Chief Prov. Marshall, with the recommendation that the rule be so far
relaxed as to permit private travel in cases where there are strong
reasons inducing it. But more than this I cannot recommend as yet;
& I fear that it will not be possible to keep our Armies supplied
and permit the running of two daily passenger trains. If the local
travel seems to demand it, I would suggest that one passenger coach be
attached to a freight train daily, running on regular freight
schedule. This certainly should accommodate all the private travel at
a time like the present. |
| A. R. Lawton, Q. M. Genl. |
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