| Selma March 30th 1865 |
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| C?? Farra?? CS? |
| ????? |
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| Sir, |
| I have made every exertion to obtain coal
for you. But the R R transportation {this would
be the Alabama & Tennessee River RR} is so limited that we
could not obtain enough coal for our wants we have been compelled to
reduce the time of running from 24 hours to 10. |
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| Very respy |
| Your obt svt |
| Catesby ap R. Jones |
| Commdt |
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