| Quarter Master General's Department |
| Richmond, April 12th 1864 |
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| Maj. G. W. Cameron |
| Qr Master |
| Wilmington, N. C. |
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| Sir, |
| Yours of 5th ins., enclosing
communication from Supt. of W. &. W. R. R. {Superintendent,
Wilmington & Weldon RR} has been received. Respectfully
noted. I recognize fully the fact that the management of each R. Road
is best left with the officers of the Road & I by no means desire
to interfere therein. But the necessities of the case absolutely
require that subsistence stores should be pressed forward; & we
must require of the W. & W. Road to bring forward monthly about
150,000 bush. of corn {about 525 car loads, or
35 trains}, besides bacon, ordnance stores & the usual
Govt. freight. If they can do this, we will not seek to control their
trains. At the same time, I cannot but feel convinced that only one
daily passenger train cannot present be allowed. Nor can I see how two
would especially advantage the W. & W. R. R. as this week only one
allowed at either end of their road. |
| A. R. Lawton, Q. M. Genl. |
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