| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, March 24, 1864 |
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| S. L. Fremont {Superintendent,
Wilmington & Weldon RR} |
| Wilmington, N. C. |
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| Our necessities are great. I can only
consent to have one car out of 12 in any one day loaded with corn for
Anderson & Co. {Tredegar Iron Works}
The Govt. must have the other eleven. |
| A. R. Lawton, Q. M. Genl. |
| Sent by telegram. |
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