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Confederate States of America
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War Department
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Richmond, January, 20, 1862
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| To the Hon. Chairman of Finance Committee of Congress |
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| I have the honor, in conformity with your
request, to submit the following estimates: |
| 1st. For establishing railway
communication between Danville, Virginia, and Greensboro', North
Carolina, to be expended in such manner as the President may deem
advisable, one million of dollars in Confederate Bonds. |
| 2nd. For aiding in the completion of the
Railroad connection between Meridian, Mississippi, and Selma, Alabama,
to be advanced to the Company now engaged in constructing said
Railroad {the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers
RR}, in Confederate Bonds, on such terms as the President shall
approve, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. |
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| I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, |
| J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of War |
| {also as OR, 4, 859} |
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