| From the Charleston Mercury |
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| March 11, 1861 |
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| Engineer's Office, Port Royal Rail Road |
| Charleston, S. C., March 9 |
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| Notice to Contractors |
| Sealed proposals will be received at this
Office until the 20th inst. for the clearing and graduation (trestlework
included) of thirty-five miles of the Port Royal Rail Road, from its
junction with the Charleston & Savannah Rail Road to Allendale. |
| Maps and profiles of the route may be
examined, and all necessary information obtained at the above office. |
| C. S. Gadsden |
| Chief Engineer P. R. R. R. |
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