| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond Sept. 26th 1864 |
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| Maj. Geo Whitfield |
| Qr Master |
| Meridian Miss |
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| Sir, |
| Yours of 9th ins, addressed to
his Excellency, the President, in relation to your application for
promotion has been referred to this office for reply & I have to inform
you that while the recommendations filed by you & your record in this
office to which you refer are entirely satisfactory, favorable action
can not be taken on your application for the reason that it has been
determined by the President to make no appointments at present in this
Dept. to a higher rank than that now held by you. |
| A R Lawton QMGenl |
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