| Engineer Bureau |
| July 1st 1863 |
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| Col. S. L. Fremont, Supt Wilmington
{& Weldon} Road |
| Wilmington, N. C. |
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| The Secretaries of
War & Navy direct that good rails be not rolled into gunboat
plates, but must be exchanged for old ones. See Flag Officer Lynch, or
the agent transporting the iron from the Newbern road {Atlantic
& North Carolina RR}. Show him this
and make your proposal for exchange to him. |
| J. F. Gilmer |
| Col Engrs & Chf of Bu |
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| Sent by Telegram |
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