| Wilmington, N. C. |
| Nov 13th 1862 |
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| {Letter to N. C.
Governor Z. B. Vance, but not so stated on the published version.} |
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| Your request to the Rail Road
companies of this place that they will not transport any more Salt out
of the State is very properly respected by them. This operates very
hard on parties who purchased Salt previous to the promulgation of the
request. |
| I have on hand about 200 Bags
for different parties in South Carolina sold & paid for by them
from a week to a month ago, & awaiting transportation. |
| If your excellency is of the
opinion that this Salt should go forward in justice to all parties I
will feel very grateful if you will give me permission to ship the
same also to enclose to me a permit to that effect. |
| I refer you to Major Mallett
of your city for my character and standing. |
| I would here state that the
most if not all of this Salt would have been sent forward in October
but from the fact that the writer was down with the yellow fever &
his clerk dead of same disease & office closed for five weeks. |
| A. E. Hall |
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| On reverse |
| Ansr. that all salt
paid for previous to order can go forward. |
| ZBV |