| From the Georgia Telegraph (Macon, Ga.) |
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| May 24, 1861 |
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| Superintendent's Office |
| Central {(of
Georgia)} R. R. |
| Savannah, Ga. |
| May 22d, 1861 |
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| Joseph Clisby, Esq. |
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| Dear Sir, |
| Acting on your suggestion, I
on the 15th inst. addressed a letter to each Sup't. of Railroad
between Macon and Norfolk and Richmond, Va., asking them to permit the
sale of tickets to members of the families of Georgia volunteers
serving in Virginia to pass over their respective roads at 2 cents per
mile, (being the same as we charge for soldiers,) going and returning,
and requesting them to answer by telegraph. |
| I have received favorable
answers as follows: Augusta & Savannah R. R.; Charlotte &
Columbia {Charlotte & South Carolina RR},
North Carolina; Wilmington & Manchester; Seaboard {&
Roanoke} R. R. consents at 2 1/2 cents per mile; Richmond &
Petersburg at $1.00 each; South Carolina refuses for fear of
imposition. Wilmington & Weldon; Raleigh & Gaston and
Petersburg & Weldon {Petersburg RR} have
not answered. I shall persevere, and hope finally to induce the three
latter to consent. |
| Yours truly, |
| Geo. W. Adams |
| Gen. Sup't. |
| P. S. S. W. {South
Western RR} & Muscogee {RR} will
consent. |
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