| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, April 29, 1863 |
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| Major James Glover |
| Q. M. |
| Knoxville Tenn. |
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| Eight hundred bushels of corn {3
car loads} are required monthly for the iron furnaces in Smythe
County, Virginia. I desire you to supply this quantity, shipping by
railroad to Marion on Virginia & Tennessee Road. It cannot be obtained
otherwise. Answer by telegram what arrangements you can make, and how
far they may be relied upon. |
| A C. Myers, Q. M. Genl. |
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| Sent by telegram |
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