| Lexington,
N. C. |
| April 15, 1865 |
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| Hon. John C. Breckinridge |
| Secretary of War |
| |
| Sir, |
| The operator here has just informed me
of important dispatches for you; also of a train that has passed up
the road {North Carolina RR} in search
of you. I send the dispatches and have ordered the train to be
detained here on its return to await your instruction. |
| Very respectfully, yours, |
| Richard Morton |
| Colonel, &c. |
| General St. John desires me to say that he has just
arrived from the furnace. |
| R. M. |
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