| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| April 2, 1861 |
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| Superintendent of the Gas Works |
| Richmond, March 28, 1861 |
| To Messrs. T. C. Burns, Thomas Faberty,
Hagan's John, J. C. Strockin, and others: |
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| Gentlemen, |
| Your request that I should
announce myself a candidate for the office of Superintendent of the City
Gas Works is before me. I readily comply with it, and hereby declare
myself a candidate. If elected, I will use every endeavor to subserve
the interests of the city. |
| Very respectfully, your ob't serv't. |
| Thos. R. Sharp |
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