| Received at ........... 15 1863 at ... o'clock, ... minutes, |
| By telegraph from Raleigh 14. To
Maj F. W. Sims |
| |
| Troops arriving & departing with dispatch have
ovls {vols? = volunteers?} run
everything with corn here I fear I have been too fast with
transportation as Capt Venable informs me he cannot receive it at
Weldon at Gaston everything is full when we get through with troops
will put everything to hauling it. |
| Jno. D. Whitford |
| Supt {?} |
| {File data on reverse} Jno.
D. Whitford {President, Atlantic & North
Carolina RR} |
| Supt Raleigh Sept 14th 63 |
| In regard to the transportation of corn |