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Confederate States of America |
| Medical Purveyor's Office |
| Columbia, S. C., December 9, 1863 |
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To His Excellency Governor M. L. Bonham
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Dear Sir,
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I have just been asked by Colonel R. Caldwell, Commissary
General, whether I am at present able to supply the State with the
amount of whiskey and alcohol required for immediate issue. I informed
him that, owing to delay in obtaining material, and the difficulty in
having work done, that the distillery is far from being completed, and
that if the transportation of the railroads continues in its present
doubtful condition, it will be some time before the State supply can
be furnished. I would respectfully recommend that the Legislature take
some steps to supply the immediate and pressing wants of the people.
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Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
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J. J. Chisolm |
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Surgeon and Medical Purveyor |
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