OR, Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 108

Tuesday, April 30, 1861
 
Present {as members of the Governor of Virginia’s Advisory Council}, Judge John J. Allen, president, and Col. Francis H. Smith and Capt. M. F. Maury.
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   The Governor submitted for advice a communication from C. R. Mason containing estimates of the cost of building and keeping in condition a railroad from Strasburg to Winchester and suggesting, as what he deems a better plan, that troops and baggage may be transported in a few hours between those points in omnibuses and wagons, presenting also an estimate of the cost per month of that mode of transportation: Advised unanimously that this subject be referred to the quartermaster-general of the army, as his duty under the ordinance of convention comprehends the transportation of troops and supplies.
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John J. Allen
Francis H. Smith
M. F. Maury

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