| Head Quarters, Western Department |
| Bowling Green Ky Fby 6, 1862 |
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| Reply to Memorial |
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| Messr Robt Brownlee |
| R W Caldwell |
| Jno H Woods |
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| Gentlemen, |
| I am instructed by Genl
Johnston to acknowledge the receipt of your memorial stating that you
are Com'rs for Logan County are entitled to the management west of the
Branch Rail Road {the Memphis Branch of the
Louisville & Nashville RR} from this place to the Transfer and
asking that you may be put in possession thereof for the benefit of
Stockholders & Creditors. |
| Genl Johnston has no objection
now to the control of that Branch road reverting to the control of those
entitled to it by law. The control of it by the military authorities
being temporary at one time for reasons which no longer exist. |
| An order will be issued to Mr
Fleece the Supt instructing him to hand over the management & control of
the Road to those entitled to it by law, but this order will be upon two
express conditions, one that Mr Fleece as Superintendant will soon give
orders to them for this removal. The other that whenever the exigencies
of the service require it that Branch & all the rolling stock shall be
subject to the orders of the military authorities. |
| Respectfully |
| Ed N Mumford |
| A. D. C. |