| Southern
Telegraph Form |
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| Received at Richd Nov 1864 at
o'clock, minutes, |
| By telegraph from Petersburg 30 To Col F W Sims |
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| I should like to get that engine a train is required
now daily to haul lumber for bomb-proofs & wood for the army & I have
not an engine to spare from hauling corn & forage |
| HD Bird {Superintendent,
South Side RR} |
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