| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, 6 Nov. 1861 |
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| Lt Col L Smith |
| Richmond |
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| Sir, |
| I enclose you a copy of the opinion of Atty Genl Tucker
which I accept as settling the Law in relation to the rights &
responsibilities of Rail Road Companies in the transportation & delivery
of Government freight. |
| A. C. Myers, A. Q. M. G. |
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