| Richmond, Sept 2d 1863 |
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| Maj. J. D. Whitford |
| Goldsboro, N. C. |
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| Send two flats to carry guns to
Wilmington and four flats to carry guns to Charleston. One of the
latter weighs twenty two thousand pounds {normal
full load for a flat was 16,000 pounds}. They are wanted
immediately. |
| F. W. Sims |
| Maj. & Q. M. |
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