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Confederate States of America
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| Quarter Mr Genls department |
| Richmond, Va., June 18, 1861 |
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| John R. Branner |
| President, Knoxville, Tenn. {President,
East Tennessee & Virginia RR} |
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| Sir, |
| You have no freight awaiting
transportation over our road at Bristol. Send all you can from
Knoxville to Bristol and we will forward it as fast as you deliver. |
| R. L. Owen {President, Virginia
& Tennessee RR} |
| for A. C. Myers |
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