| Hd Qrs Dpt Miss & E. La. |
| Jackson Miss Oct 22 '62 |
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| Walter Goodman Esq. |
| Pres't Central R. R.
{Mississippi Central RR} |
| Holly Springs Miss. |
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| The transportation of army
supplies to and from points north of Jackson where our principal depot
is established is very seriously impeded by the necessity under existing
arrangements of changing cars at Canton. My object in addressing you,
sir, is to know whether some arrangement cannot be made between the road
you control and the N. O. J. & G. N. R. R. {New
Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern RR} to carry public stores,
more especially subsistence, without transferring them at Canton. Every
delay is injurious to the public service, when so many men are to be fed
from distant depots & I feel confident that in conjunction with the
authorities of N. O. J. & G. N. R. R. you will endeavor to remedy this
evil. |
| Very resp'y |
| Yr obt servt |
| J. C. Pemberton |
| Lt Genl Comdg |
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| Identical letter sent the same day to - -
Raney, President, New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern RR |
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