| Mobile |
| July 30, 1864 |
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| Hon J. A. Seddon |
| Richmond Va |
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| From Montgomery to Union
Springs is 39 miles now working from Uniontown to Newbern
{North Western RR of Alabama} about 10 miles
{Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR} Road now working from Marion due south to Selma & Demopolis
{Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR}, road
about 10 miles. These were neighborhood roads laid with "T" iron. Road
from Talladega toward Blue Mountain about 30 miles in working order
{Alabama
& Tennessee River RR}. There are nearly 20 miles flat rail
removed by enemy from the road between Montgomery & Opelika
{Montgomery & West Point RR} which may be
straightened & rendered serviceable. The road from Montgomery to
Columbus {Montgomery & West Point RR} may be put in running order in 60 days by the labor of 3000
negroes. |
| D. H. Maury |
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| Sent by telegram |
| {The telegram does
not exactly make sense in some places -- some punctuation is missing and
the right edge of the paper is missing} |
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