| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, March 19th 1863 |
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| Mr. R. R. Cuyler |
| Prest. Geo. Cent. R. R. {President,
Central (of Georgia) RR} |
| Savannah, Geo. |
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| Sir, |
| There has been purchased on Government
accounts, in South Western Georgia, a large supply of corn, which it
is found impracticable to have transported over the S. W. {South
Western} Rail Road owing to its limited rolling stock. |
| At Albany, a great deal of this corn has
been stored and is in danger of being materially damaged, unless
speedily moved. |
| In view of the importance of preserving
all the forage which can be procured, I respectfully suggest the
inquiry whether you cannot transfer a portion of the rolling stock of
the Georgia Central Rail Road to the South Western Road, to aid in
removing this corn, to the points where it is needed. This transfer
would be only temporary, and the benefit to the public interest, to
result from it, will be readily perceived. |
| A. C. Myers, Q. M. Genl. |
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