| Received at Richmond Dec 1863 at ... o'clock,
... minutes, |
| By telegraph from Wilmington 31. To
Maj F. W. Sims |
| |
| I am entirely out of coal. Please help me
if you can really do not know what I shall do if Govt does not let
me have some of that coming from Fayetteville{,
NC}. |
| H M Drane |
| {File data on reverse}
Henry M. Drane {Superintendent, Wilmington
& Manchester RR} |
| Wilmington Dec 31st 1863 |
| States that he is entirely out of coal |