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Mobile |
| Feby 23d 1864 |
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| Col Geo. G. Garner |
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Chf of Staff
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Dept of the Gulf
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Colonel, |
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At Dear Park Station on the Mobile & Ohio Rail Road {43
miles north of Mobile} there are fifteen cars belonging to the
Memphis & Ohio Rail Road Co and at the Same Station there are
about 2000 feet of heavy RR Iron belonging to the same Co. If those
cars were moved there would be no necessity for the Iron where it is.
There being here no representative of the above mentioned stock Lieut
Col Simms Chf of Rail Road Bureau has ordered me to bring over {probably
means to move them to the roads east of Mobile Bay} all foreign
cars on the Mobile & Ohio R Road. If you authorize the use of the
Barge Ambassador for that purpose in seven days, all of this stock can
be crossed over. The Stock is very seriously needed on other roads. As
it will require an order from the department to authorize me to have
those cars brought over to Mobile I have the honor to request that
said authority be granted. I remain Respectfully |
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Colonel |
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Your obt Servant |
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J. M. Hottel |
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Maj. & Qr M in charge or RR Transportation |
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{endorsement} |
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Head Qr Dept of the Gulf |
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Mobile Feby 23/64 |
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Respectfully refered to Maj L. J.
Fleming who will please to have this stock brought down. |
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By order of Gen Maury |
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Geo. G. Garner |
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Chf of Staff |
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