| Subsistence Department, C. S. A. |
| Richmond, January 3, 1864 |
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| Col. L. B. Northrop |
| Commissary General |
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| Colonel, |
| I regret being compelled to
inform you that the entire stock of breadstuffs in this city has
been exhausted, and we are now unable to respond to requisitions
from General Lee's army. The reserve of flour and hard bread has
been consumed, and the receipts of corn for the past week have been
totally inadequate to our daily wants. The accumulations at
Greensborough and Charlotte still remain unmoved, only fifty-four
cars having arrived at Danville from Greensborough during a period
of four days, while the wants of this Department alone demand the
use of eighty cars for the same time. |
| Very respectfully, your obedient servant, |
| S. B. French |
| Major and Commissary of Subsistence |
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Indorsement |
| Office of Commissary-General |
| Richmond, January 3, 1864 |
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| This realization of what has been long
expected is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War. |
| L. B. Northrop |
| Commissary-General |
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