| Head Quarters District of Texas &c. |
| Sabine Pass, October 2nd 1863 |
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| Captain H. B. Lee |
| Qr. Mr. |
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| Sir, |
| I am instructed by Major Genl
Magruder to say that you will personally inspect every car which leaves
Beaumont for Houston {Texas & New Orleans RR}
and that you will not allow one pound of freight to go on the
cars, which is not plainly public property, until the timber destined
for Houston to be issued in making the connection between the Orange and
{Houston & Texas} Central R. Road, is
transported to its destination. Capt. H. B. Lee will personally
superintend this matter, and be held strictly accountable for its
performance. |
| Lieut. Woods will superintend
the shipment of this lumber. |
| By Command of |
| Major Genl Magruder |
| Ed P. Turner |
| A. A. G. |
| {This order makes no
sense. Orange was about 25 miles East of Beaumont and about 110 miles
East of Houston. The Houston & Texas Central RR connected to Orange by
way of the Texas & New Orleans RR through Houston.} |
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