| {Entire document is very faint
and hard to read. The numbers on the left of each signature for each
telegram are the number of words, the charge and the note that it was
paid; Quartermasters had to report these numbers on their quarterly
reports. Since this document appears hastily written and minus some
dates, but with the data to confirm the costs of the telegrams, I am
assuming that this was part of Hottel's personal papers and it had been
used in preparing a quarterly report.} |
| |
| Mobile Feb 11th 1864 |
| Major J. M. Hottel |
|
Atlanta
|
| |
| I had trouble with Maj Thomas today about
my papers. He says that I should have a new detachment. I was taken two
years ago from
the ?st Ala Reg Co E commanded by Col Anderson for service near this
city. please act on this immediately. |
| 48/11.76 Pd
J Goodwin |
| |
| Maj J M Hottel, Montgy Atlanta Feb
22d 1864 |
| Send a Surgeon's certificate of ??? of the
??? you wish detached to Col. M. McMichlen, Dalton. He will attend to
the matter. Get your order about the cars from Maj Sims. |
| 31/5.00 Pd
J Goodwin |
| |
| Maj F W Sims, Richmond |
| Twenty five foreign cars from the Southern
{(of Mississippi)} Road now at Mobile. Do
you want them crossed. what you will do about the Mobile & Ohio stock.
It is all at Mobile. |
| 33/6.08 Pd J M Hottel, Maj
& QM in charge of Trans |
| |
| W. T. Harrison Get an
order from Sam Powers and go down the road and get cars for Danville
Road. {Richmond & Danville RR and Piedmont
RR} |
| 17/2.00 Pd
J M Hottel |
|
Maj & QM |
|
in chg Trans |
| {A W. T. Harrison had been a
printer of Confederate forms in Columbia, Tn. in 1863. He may have
headed south when the Union army captured Columbia and was doing jobs
for Hottel.} |