The Confederate States
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To Hugh Longest
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1862 |
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Dollars |
Cents |
May 31 |
For shoeing horses employed hauling RR Cars |
11 |
00 |
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$
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11 |
00 |
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I certify the above account is
correct and just; the articles are to be, or have been accounted for
on my property return for the 3d quarter ending on the 30th day of
September 1861. |
Thos R Sharp Asst. Quartermaster |
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Received at Richmond Va the
28th of June 1862 of Capt. Eugene Carrington Asst Quartermaster C. S.
Army, Eleven dollars and cents, in
full of the above account. |
H Longest |
{These are probably
the cars of the Richmond & York River RR that were hauled through
Richmond May 28-31 to escape the approaching Union army; see Sharp's
Diary} |