NA, H&TC 4/14/1865

Navasota 14th April 1865
 
To Lt. Col. E. P. Turner
A. A. G.
 
Colonel,
   This is the 4th day we have been here with an indefinite prospect of getting off via R R. The company's agent here {Houston  Texas Central RR} hints at Saturday though flats enough passed up this evening for the accommodation of our entire train. We require 4 flats & nearly 4 stock cars. Our animals are not in condition to attempt the trip down with the present loads. If therefore the General & the staff wish to handle their baggage within the shortest time I would respectfully suggest that you issue an order directing the company to furnish the necessary transportation immediately without which the train may not arrive within a week or ten days. One days more march such as the two last previous to our arrival at this place & scarcely a team would have retained its compliment of mules, as it was three mules have either died, been left on the road or broken down.
   If the Director of the road has ordered the necessary cars to be brought up by tomorrow's train, we will get off on Saturday as promised by the Agent here. If on enquiring you find he has given no instructions, your earliest order will not enable us to leave before Monday.
I have the honor to be
Colonel Your Most Ob St
Theodore Heermann
Asst Engineer
So long as they can load with cotton & there is a large quantity here there is, I think little faith to be put in the promises of the agent.

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