| Received at Richmond Sept 7 1863 at ... o'clock, ... minutes, |
| By telegraph from Goldsboro. To
F W Sims |
| |
| Are the troops to go over North Carolina
or Wilmington & Weldon Roads or both & have you notified any
of our Roads of their expected movements or have any of them left
Richmond it may be better for me to go to Raleigh I can tell
{document torn and missing here} receive your
answer |
| John D. Whitford |
| {File data on reverse} John
D. Whitford {President, Atlantic & North
Carolina RR} |
| Goldsboro Sept 7th 63 |
| Asking whether troops will go over the N.
C. or Wilmington R. |