| Richmond Va |
| June 27th 1863 |
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| Col. A. C. Myers |
| Qr Mr Genl |
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| Col. |
| As asst Quartermaster on the
Piedmont Rail Road, I was instructed to furnish transportation and
Quartermasters Stores of various sorts to the Road at cost to the
Government. In the 4th qtr of 1862 and the 1st & 2nd qtrs of 1863 there
are some items of transportation upon which I have not been able to get
the weights, rates or distance transported, and there are also some
items of property, the exact cost of which to the Government I have not
been able to ascertain. |
| This is the class of property
which I received from officers, most of which they in turn had received
from other officers and are therefore as ignorant of the cost of it as I
am. |
| As I have received an
appointment as Captain of a Company of Engineer Troops and am ordered to
report for duty without delay, and as I now only lack these rates and
cost prices to close my accounts as Asst Quartermaster previous to
resigning I now submit the matter to you for instructions on the subject
with the suggestion that I and some other officers or officers in the
Quartermasters Department here in Richmond be authorized to fix the
rates and cost prices upon all such transportation and property
respectively. |
| I will add that the amount of
such transportation & property is so limited and of such a class that
the difference, either way, will be very trifling, either to the
Piedmont Rail Road Company or to the Government. |
| Very Respectfully |
| Wm. R. Johnston |
| Capt & A. Q. M. |
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