| Dr. Lewis is absent in Hurt County we had
??? him about pig iron he will furnish it at four hundred dollars per
ton will see if W&M Road {Wilmington &
Weldon RR} will take it that price will send you per mail
statement of cars sent to Genl Johnston the past week have sent
forward all freight offered for Government promptly & could have
sent much more. Dr Phillips says we have ten thousand cords green wood
on line of Road & some dry wood He will write you tonight trains
run quite regular now & with more dry wood will run to time |