| Office Chief Commissary |
| Charleston 13 August 1864 |
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| Maj L. B. French C. S. |
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Richmond Va |
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Major, |
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Your letter of 10th and telegram of this date, are
received, today. The number now rationed, including laborers in
Engineer Deptmt, the Arsenals &c &c is about twelve thousand. Some
prisoners, from Ga, are now arriving. I will report any material
increase. Your order for 300 Hds Sugar {about
22 car loads} being to send the same to Maj Lowe, I directed
Capt Riley to ship to him all he had left at St. Matthews, and he
has got off a portion of it including some of the "Fla." I have
written to him to send whatever dry sugar remains (to Maj Claiborne)
and I will endeavor to supply 100 hhds, in all, of this, for the Va
hospitals. The chief purchasing officers, will immediately be
acquainted of you instructions respecting the quantity of Bacon they
should require in exchange for sugar. |
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The Qr. Mr. deptmt will be unable to return the Corn
borrowed of me until the new crop is available. I ordered Maj Trout
to ship, from Chester, 5000 bushels Corn {33
car loads} to Maj Lowe; and, on the 3rd, he reported only a
small portion shipped, for want of transportation. He was again
directed to send it as speedily as possible. |
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I have the honor to remain Resply yr obdt Servant |
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H. C. Guerin |
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Maj & C. S. |
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