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Meridian & Selma RRd office
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| Demopolis Ala Feby 3rd 1863 |
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| I certify that the Iron seized by me by order of
Genl Braxton Bragg on the 12th day of July 1862 belonging to the
Alabama & Florida Rail Road of Florida then lying at Pollard
Alabama fm which I gave said company a certificate dated Dec 3rd 1862
was for the purpose of completing the Ala & Miss Rivers Rail Road,
and the North East & South West Ala RR, the two comprising the
link between Meridian & Selma and was seized by Genl Bragg's order
as a military necessity to complete said Road for use of the
Confederate States Government. |
| For the number of Rails, weight, price
& reference is here made to said original account current &
certificate dated 3rd December 1862, to which this is an
appendage. |
| Sam Tate |
| Milt Supt |
| Meridian & Selma Rail Road |