| Office Richmond & Petersburg Railroad Co. |
| Richmond, Va., April 25, 1864 |
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| Col. F. W. Sims |
| Railroad Bureau |
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| Dear Sir, |
| We have transported during the present
month from Petersburg to Richmond 707 car loads of Government freight,
being 29 car loads per day only, during which period the trains which
were actually run report this road could have transported 50 car loads
of freight per day. |
| Respectfully Yours |
| E. H. Gill Supt |
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