| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, 11 Dec. 1861 |
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| Mr L R Lucas |
| Transportation Agent |
| Bristol Tenn |
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| Sir, |
| At the instance of the Surgeon General, I have to dire
ct you to engage as a hospital the house at Bristol belonging to Mr
Jamison, referred to in your letter of the 7th inst. You can rent it at
the rate proposed; and contract for the erection of a kitchen &
washroom, to make the improvements suitable and complete. You may be
able to arrange for some deduction from the proposed rent, in
consideration of these improvements. |
| A. C. Myers, Q. M. Genl. |
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