| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond Jan. 2nd 1865 {dated
1864 in the letter book, but it is clearly among the 1865 documents} |
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| Wm. Johnston {President,
Charlotte & South Carolina RR} |
| Prest. C&SC RR |
| Charlotte, N. C. |
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| The order is not intended to apply to way
travel on your road, nor to travelers who do not intend coming beyond
Charlotte. The pressure is this side that point & I desire to keep
through travel from those roads temporarily. Show this to Provost
Marshall. |
| A. R. Lawton, Q. M. G. |
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