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Office A&WP RR Co. {Atlanta & West Point
RR} |
| West Point Oct 27/64 |
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| Jas R. Crew Esq Supt. |
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| I give you below copy of letter sent Mr.
G. G. Hull Supt: |
| Geo. G. Hull Supt |
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| Dear Sir, |
| The Post Boy
{locomotive} left here on 21 and the Stovall
{locomotive} on 23rd. We also sent 14 Box
Cars, one of these belonged to Muscogee RR, another to Macon
{& Western} RR, leaving 10 A&WP 2 GRR
{Georgia RR}. We have on this road 10 A&WP
Box Cars in good order, One A&WP Coal Car, five A&WP & GRR flat Cars, 2
W&A {Western & Atlantic} flat Cars & one
CRR {Central (of Georgia)} flat. Making
total of 19 Cars. |
| Our total receipt on a/c from frt since Sept 7 |
7481 -- |
| On a/c Tickets |
5952.40 |
| Making total on a/c Private |
$13433.40 |
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| Government frt & Soldiers not included in above which
Auth was forwarded to WP Orme {Treasurer}
at sundrie times. We are trying to affect an arrangement with DH Crame
{Superintendent, Montgomery & West Point RR}
to receive Cotton from us. There is between 8 & 10,000 Bales to
be Shiped over this road. Mr Guime is using the lumber train on the
wood, & we are only running the West Point to Newnan & back daily
{94 miles round trip} which has paid about
$5,000 on private a/c this month. When the engines were all ordered
around here we bought 4 Bbls Oil for Engines Such as the M&WP RR were
using at 19 pr Gal. We can send you if needed 2 Bbls by Express or
freight. There is still a force this side of Atlanta & Soldiers &
Supplies going forward daily. |
| Yours Respectfully |
| A J Lowe Agt |
| pr W C Lanier |
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