| Quarter Master General's Department |
| Richmond, January 27th 1864 |
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| Saml Tate Esqr |
| Demopolis |
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| Capt. Shortridge at Canton
reports serious difficulty with Miss. Cent. {Mississippi
Central Rail} Road regarding shipments
of freights. Please arrange the matter & report the facts. |
| A. R. Lawton, Q. M. General |
| Sent by telegram. |
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