| Received at Richmond Dec 16 1863 at ... o'clock,
... minutes, |
| By telegraph from Petersburg 16. To
Maj. F. W. Sims |
| |
| I will see you on Friday about the Red Bird. {A
locomotive captured from the US and sold to the Richmond &
Danville RR as the Mars in 1864} |
| C. O. Sanford {President,
Petersburg RR} |
| {File data on reverse}
C. O. Sanford |
| Petersburg Dec 16th 63 |
| I will see you on Friday in regard to Red Bird |