| Hd Qrs Dept Miss & E. La |
| Jackson Miss March 31/63 |
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| Major Thos Johnston |
| Chief of Subsistence |
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| Major. |
| The Lieut Genl Commdg desires
to know whether the amount of supplies which could be drawn from the
country between Water Valley & Oxford {Mississippi
Central RR} would be sufficient to authorize the reconstruction
of the Rail Road between these points by hand cars if not by locomotive. |
| I am Respectfully Yr. Obdt Svt. |
| R W Memminger A A G |
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