| Macon Ga |
| 20 Feby 1865 |
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| To the President of the Macon &
Brunswick Railroad Company |
| Macon Georgia |
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| Sir, |
| I have been authorized by
General Beauregard commanding the Military Division of the West to
purchase or impress so much of the rails chairs & spikes of your Road as
may be necessary to complete the repairs of the Road from Atlanta to
Augusta {Georgia RR}. The amount now
estimated is fifteen miles. This iron is indispensable to the use of the
army & cannot be otherwise procured. The great & imperative necessity of
having that Road completed at an early day render its immediate
possession absolutely necessary, and it is hoped you will cheerfully
acquiesce in its sale, and to aid the Government in the effort now being made for the
defense of our common country. We will pay you two hundred and fifty
dollars per ton of 2240 lbs for good serviceable rails; eighty cents
per pound for spikes; thirty cents per pound for cast chairs; and
fifty cents per pound for wrought chairs or we will pay you the
Schedule price fixed by the Commissioners of Impressments of Georgia,
for these articles; or we will replace the rails chairs & spikes
with rails chairs & spikes of like quality & condition within
six months after the termination of the existing war with the United
States with seven per centum interest per annum in kind or seven per
cent per annum interest in money on the above valuation. Payment will
be made by the Engineer Bureau at Richmond for which an order will be
given as soon as the quantity of iron is ascertained. We propose to
remove only fifteen miles at present as it is hoped that amount will
enable us to meet the work from the Augusta end, but should more be
found necessary after this is exhausted, this proposition is intended
to cover whatever additional amount may be required. Should you not
accept any of the terms of this proposition you will please appoint an
appraiser in accordance with the laws of Congress for the regulation
of impressments to meet one whom I will appoint, to assess the value
of the property in question, and notify D. H. Kenney General Agent of
the Commissioners for the Collection & Distribution of Railroad
iron at Macon Georgia, of the person whom you appoint and of the time
& place it will be convenient to meet for that purpose. |
| Respectfully |
| Minor Meriwether |
| Lt Col Engrs & Commissioner |
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