| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, Va. August 2, 1861 |
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| A. F. Ravenel |
| President {Northeastern} R.
R. |
| Charleston, S. C. |
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| Sir, |
| Dispatch received. The appropriation of
public money belongs exclusively to Congress. An application to that
body to promote the efforts for the contributions for the sick, will no
doubt procure an appropriation for that object. |
| A. C. Myers, A. Q. M. General |
| Sent by telegram |
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