| Quarter Master General's Department |
| Richmond, April 29th 1864 |
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| Capt. W. E. Pierce AQM |
| Raleigh, N. C. |
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| Sir, |
| P. S. Seabury transportation
agent at Charlotte N. C. reports shipment of corn during the work
ending April 25th 1864 at night, at 17,309 sacks of corn {about
114 car loads}. In your report for Apr. 25th '64 of shipments
over the Raleigh & Gaston R. R. for the week ending Apr. 2? 1864,
there are stated 8,774 bags QM corn & 3289 bags Coms'y corn,
making an aggregate of 12063 bags of corn {about
79 car loads} -- making a difference in the amount shipped to
you & that shipped by you for that period of 5246 sacks {about
34 car loads}. You are requested to report how this discrepancy
has arisen whether you retained that amount for use at the Post, or
whether it was not shipped for want of transportation, or whether it
was not received by you. |
| W. F. Alexander, Maj. & Asst. to QMG |
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