| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond August 4, 1862 |
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| Capt. T. R. Sharp |
| AQM |
| Raleigh, N. C. |
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| I approve of your suggestion to retain the
control of the Engines owned by the Government rather than dispose of
any of them to the Rail Road Companies by sale. You can also hire them
to the different companies, on reasonable terms, reserving such a
control over them, as will secure their proper return, and permit such
inquiries as your letter of the 28th ultimo complains of. |
| A. C. Myers, Q. M. General |
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