| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, 28 Nov. 1861 |
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| J. S. Barbour Prest {Orange & Alexandria
RR} |
| H. W. Vandergrift Supt |
| Culpeper Ct House Va |
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| Sir, |
| The army is out of salt at Manassas. The commissary
says he has had to borrow 900 bushels. Salt is at Lynchburg and only
needs transportation to Manassas. Do see that transportation for salt
from Lynchburg to Manassas is furnished immediately. |
| A. C. Myers, A. Q. M. G. |
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| Sent by telegram |
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