| Office of Transportation |
| Mobile Oct 4th 1864 |
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| Major B F Jones |
| Insp Q. M. |
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| Major, |
| In answer to your Circular of 16th of
September, I have the honor to hand you the following reply to your
interrogatives. |
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| No |
1 |
I am assigned to duty by the Secretary of War |
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2 |
I receive & forward all Govt Horses shipped to &
from Mobile, grant Transportation to all officers & men |
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4 |
I have no Contracts |
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5 |
I make no purchases |
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6 |
I have no office hours, my office being open
from morning to night during the entire day, having always some
one in the office ready to attend to all business both day &
night |
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7 |
One Private Horse |
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8 |
I am Bonded in the sum of $20,000 |
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9 |
I have no public animals |
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| I have the honor Major to be very Respectfully |
| Your obt Svt |
| J. C. Berry |
| Trn Agt C. S. A. |
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