| Memphis, March 2, 1861 |
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| Hon. L. P. Walker |
| Secretary of War, Confederate States of America |
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| Dear Sir, |
| I am instructed to send you a copy of
the following resolution passed by the directors of the Mississippi
& Tennessee Railroad Company. |
| Yours, very respectfully, |
| C. F. Vance |
| Secretary |
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| Memphis, March 1, 1861 |
| At a meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad Company, held at this
office on this day, the following resolution was unanimously
adopted: |
| Resolved
by the president and directors of the Mississippi & Tennessee
Railroad Company, That we
tender to the Government of the Confederate States of America and to
the State of Mississippi, free of charge, the use of the Mississippi
& Tennessee Railroad for military purposes; and the secretary of
the company is hereby ordered to furnish a copy of this resolution
to the Governor of the State of Mississippi and to the Secretary of
War of the Confederate States of America. |
| I, C. F. Vance, secretary of the
Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad Company, hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true copy of a resolution passed by the Board of
Directors of said company on said 1st of March, 1861. |
| Witness my signature and seal of said company. |
| C. F. Vance |
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Secretary |
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