| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, Va. July 17, 1861 |
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| S. L. Fremont |
| Superintendent {Wilmington &
Weldon RR} |
| Wilmington, N. C. |
| |
| Sir, |
| Have seen Mr. Joynes {President,
Petersburg RR}. No obstacle presented to the prompt
transportation of Government freights to Richmond at this side of
Weldon, and freight must not be stopped. |
| A. C. Myers, A. Q. M. Genl. |
| Sent by telegram. |
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