| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, 10 Oct. 1861 |
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| R. L. Owen, Prest. {President,
Virginia & Tennessee RR} |
| Lynchburg, Va. |
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| I beg that you will make the utmost
exertion to secure Government freight at Bristol and bring them on; I
am informed that your road is refusing the freight at Bristol. |
| A. C. Myers, A. Q. M. G. |
| Sent by telegram |
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