| State of North Carolina |
| Executive
Department |
| Raleigh, N. C., March 7, 1863 |
| |
| Hon. S. R. Mallory |
| Secretary of the Navy |
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| Sir, |
| You can have the iron
requested by your letter of the 13th ultimo, to be replaced, if you
will permit it to be exchanged for the old iron on the different
roads of the State. They are rapidly running down and are applying
for the same iron. I suppose their worn-out rails would answer the
same purpose for rolling. |
| Very respectfully, your obedient servant, |
| Z. B. Vance |
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