| Ord Office Dublin Dec 21 1863 |
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| Lt H. Taylor |
| Ord office |
| Bristol |
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| I will send to your care by Mail train
{Virginia & Tennessee RR} today for Lt
Col Manning (10 000) ten thousand pounds of cannon ammunition and
about the same amount by tomorrows train. These stores will be
turned over to Col Manning by you when called for. |
| T M Bouyer Maj &c |
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