| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Dec. 15th 1864 |
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| T. J. Sumner Esq {Superintendent,
North Carolina RR} |
| Supt Company Shops, N. C. |
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| The necessities of Gen. Lee's army call
for immediate relief, & I appeal to you to help us without delay.
Please send your trains through from Charlotte to Danville sufficient
to transport all the corn & bacon now at Charlotte. I will rely on
your compliance. |
| A. R. Lawton, Q. M. G. |
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