Southern Telegraph Form |
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Received at Goldsboro NC 186{3}
at
o'clock minutes |
By telegraph from Raleigh Nov 24th To
Jno D Whitford |
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The train did not get around in time to put
frog on. I sent the paints. |
T. J. Hudson |
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{The year is not
noted on the original document -- this is a guess, based on the request
to improve the Wilmington & Manchester RR traffic in
NCA, RRB 11-16-63. A frog is
used to merge one line of track with another, such as a siding to a main
line.} |
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