| Transpn Off. Q. M. Dept. |
| Lynchburg Jany 8, 1864 |
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| Major W. S. Downer |
| Supt. Armories |
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| Major, |
| Today I have learned (& I am sorry to
inform you) that the Canal below is closed by ice, so your Two (2) Car
loads Coal is stuck for some days at least. |
| If the Canal should not be open by the
time the nest coal comes down, I shall endeavor to send it forward by
RRoad. |
| Very Respy |
| T. W. Howard |
| Tr. Agt. QM Dept |
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