| Confederate States |
| Quartermasters Department |
| Rail Road Bureau |
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Richmond Aug 25th 1864
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| Brig Genl Lawton |
| Q. M. G. |
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| General, |
| The tariff with Southern Express Co has
been unaverditly delayed and in the mean time the accts for
transporting food & clothing for Soldiers are falling due. I would
therefore respectfully ask that till the rates are promulgated Maj C H
Smith be instructed to refund to the Relief Associations such sums as
have been expended by them for transportation, upon their producing
proper voucher for expenditure and satisfactory evidence that the
articles transported are of the character contemplated. |
| I am General |
| Very respy |
| Yr Obdt Svt |
| F. W. Sims |
| Lt. Col & Q M |
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