| Head Quarters Dist. Texas &c |
| Houston Texas Nov. 20th/63 |
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| Special Orders No. 316 |
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| II A contract having been entered into
between Mr. S. Gregory and A. M. Gentry Presdt of the T. & N. O. Rail
Road {Texas & New Orleans RR} for supplies
for the road and Mr. A. M. Gentry having received a permit from Maj. B.
Bloomfield to export three hundred and fifty bales cotton the
transportation necessarily engaged in hauling exporting this cotton will
not be molested. |
| By Command of Maj Genl Magruder |
| Edward P Turner |
| AAG |