| Ordnance Office |
| Jackson |
| April 17, 1863
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| Lieut. James N. Brickell |
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| Lieutenant, |
| You will proceed at once to Chattanooga
and carry out the following instructions:
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| Having arrived there, you will use every
effort to purchase 30 tons of coal {4
carloads}. You will pay the market price at
that place upon delivery on the cars. The coal will not be purchased
unless transportation can be furnished within three weeks after date
of purchase.
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| Quartermasters along the route will
furnish every facility for transportation. You will request the
quartermasters at Chattanooga
to give you all the assistance you may require. Draw on me at sight
for the amount.
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| By order of Lieutenant General Pemberton:
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| Respectfully,
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| George Upshur Mayo
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| Major and Chief of Ordnance
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| Dept. Miss. and Eastern La.
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| Approved
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| J. C. Pemberton
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| It is indispensable that this coal be
furnished without the least delay. If you cannot get the
transportation forthwith, proceed to Tullahoma, and show this to General J. E. Johnston, asking authority to
impress transportation.
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| J. C. Pemberton
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