| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, 5 Oct. 1861 |
| |
| Maj. W. S. Ashe |
| Memphis, Tenn. |
| Care of Saml Tate {President,
Memphis & Charleston RR} |
| |
| Sir, |
| You are authorized by the War Department
to hire, purchase, or impress Engines & Cars on any Rail Road in
the Confederate States except on Rail Roads owned by the State. |
| A. C. Myers, A. Q. M. G. |
|