AR, R&G 4/21/1863

21st April, 1863
 
In reply to the above letter (AR, R&G 4-20-63), addressed to the Superintendent of the N. C. R. R. {North Carolina RR}, and the accompanying communications from W. C. & R. R. R. {Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford} and the W. N. C. {Western North Carolina} R. R., I assent to all the requests, and give all the pledges herein asked, upon condition that the passenger trains of the North Carolina Rail Road shall not be arrested for Government transportation, except on the certificate of the Governor of North Carolina, or of the Secretary of War, that the same are necessary.
Thomas Webb, President {North Carolina RR}
 
Executive Dep't. N. C., Raleigh, April 21
   This pledge was given by Mr. Webb at my request and shall be promptly complied with, to the exclusion of all other work, at the request of the Secretary of War.
A. B. Vance {Governor of North Carolina}
 
Copy -- Chas. S. Carrington, Maj. & Q. M.

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