NA, RRB 12/29/1862

Rail Road Transportation Office, C. S. A.
Quarter Master's Department
Richmond, Va. Dec. 29th 1862
 
Col. A. C. Myers
Qr. Mr. Genl.
Richmond
 
Colonel,
   Mr. Jno. W. Goodman was appointed Transportation Agent at Corinth Miss by Maj Wm S. Ashe on February 13th 1862. Maj Ashe wrote him on 11th of April begging him to withdraw his resignation -- after which I know nothing.
   On 18th of last October I wrote to Mr Goodwin as follows:
   Mr. E. Ropel was here when your letter of 8th inst arrived. He is under the impression that he has sent you your account approved. I suppose, however, that they never reached you.
   Make out your account on form 22 in duplicate & send Maj Ashe's letter of appointment to me & I will try to get it paid. I succeed Maj Ashe."
Very Respectfully
Yr. Obt Servt
Mason Morfit
Maj & QM
{It is uncertain who this John W. Goodwin was. The most likely person, who was in the area at the time, was a Major (and had been one since July of 1861). So why was he repeatedly addressed as "Mr."? Another document implies that Mr. Goodwin was later in Mobile, which was Major Goodwin's home. Finally, Major Goodwin was Major, Superintendent of Public Works at Whistler, Ala. from January through July, 1862. In another document, Mr. Goodwin is claiming pay for the period February through April, 1862 -- a strange thing for a Major to do.}

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