| Received at Richmond Dec 9 1863 at ... o'clock,
... minutes, |
| By telegraph from Augusta Ga. 9. To
Maj F W Sims |
| |
| Coles first train shall go with cotton. Maj
Carrington still at Columbia, S. C. he annoys me by his dispatches I
will not stand it. I write by mail |
| C. C. Sims |
| Capt & AQM |
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C. C. Sims |
| Augusta Dec 9th 1863 |
| Coles first train will go with Cotton. Maj Carrington
annoys me with his dispatches. I write you by mail |