| Southern
Telegraph |
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| Received at Richmond Dec 18 1862
at
o'clock, minutes |
| By telegraph from Petersburg 18 To Hon
Jas A Seddon Sec War |
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| The Sheriff of Appomattox & the
Mayor of Petersburg insist on taking the Rail Road negroes to work
on the fortifications. We shall have to stop running our cars if
they do so please send me such instructions as shall prevent the
sheriff tried it before in Secy Randolphs time & promptly
stopped it |
| T H Campbell {President,
South Side RR} |
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| {On back of telegram} |
| Telegraph The Negroes you
certify to be necessary for the running of your road must be
retained by you |
| JAS Sec |