NA, SWR 3/9/1863

Southern Telegraph
 
Received at Richmond March 9 1863 at      o'clock     minutes
By telegraph from Montgomery  9 To Hon. Jas A Seddon Sec War
 
   Until further orders no sugar or molasses will be shipped from this place on the Montgomery & West Point RRoad Pensacola rail road or steam boats the above order was issued on the seventh inst by Major Walter Jones ??? whom orders from Maj Genl Buckner I construe this as an interference with the management of Rail Roads so long as they carry all Govt freight shall I be sustained in my decision or will order of the character be carried out I shall wait here till I get an answer
Wm M Wadley
AAG

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