| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, Sept. 3, 1861 |
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| E. H Gill Esqr {Superintendent,
Virginia & Tennessee RR} |
| Lynchburg, Va. |
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| Sir, |
| The Department requires immediate movement
of Freight accumulated at Bristol. Will you aid to effect this. If you
need locomotives, how many and how long you will require them. |
| A. C. Myers, Q. M. Gl. |
| Sent by telegram. |
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