| Office Mobile & Ohio R. R. |
| Mobile July 25th 1864 |
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| Lt Col F W Sims |
| Chf of R. R. Bureau |
| Richmond |
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| Colonel, |
| I have been advised that there
is some probability that Maj LeBaron will be relieved of the duty of
auditing and paying Rail Road accounts. |
| Please say to the Quarter
Master General that he was ordered to the performance of this duty
upon the request of the {Mobile &} Great
Northern Rail Road & this Company, in consequence of the great difficulty
& delay in the settlement of accounts prior to his appointment. He
is now familiar with the duties, and his removal will again create embarrassment
& delay in the settlement of our accounts. |
| Please say to the Quarter
Master General also that this Company has not been paid for several
months, and as nearly our whole earnings are for Government
transportation, and the large expenditure and small receipts
consequent upon the Sherman Raid have made it necessary to borrow
money to pay the expenses of operating the Road. |
| I am Colonel |
| Your obt Sevt |
| L J Fleming |
| Chf Eng & Genl Supt |
| The enemy tore up about three
(3) miles of track & destroyed a few pieces of trestle work in the
recent raid. |