| Engineer Bureau |
| July 26th 1864 |
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| Wm. Sayre Esq |
| Richmond, Va. |
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| Sir, |
| By direction of the Hon. Sec'y of War
twelve miles of iron on the Charlotte & Statesville Road {Atlantic,
Tennessee & Ohio RR} must be left at the end next to
Charlotte, subject to the order of Wm Johnston Presdt Charlotte &
S. C. R. R. You will determine with accuracy the length of track you
have removed and give a statement of the same to the agents of the
company. All the iron removed except twelve miles subject to the order
of Mr. Johnston will be forwarded to Danville as rapidly as you can
obtain transportation for the same over the N. C. R. R. |
| You will please
prepare pay rolls in duplicate in the usual way for the services
performed in removing the iron also accounts in duplicate for the
material & tools employed in executing the work & notify this
Bureau as to the whole amount due. On the weight of this an officer
will be sent with funds to make payments. |
| Resp'y &c |
| J. F. Gilmer |
| Maj. Genl. &c |
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