| Charlottes Ville Va, June 27th/62 |
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Lieutnt M P Taylor |
| Richmond Va |
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| Dear Sir, |
| I have just received from the hands of Mr
Benson, your note, requesting me to enclose to you the receipts for the
Ordnance sent to Knox Ville & also my account as Special Messenger, in
charge, at the rate of $3.50 -- three dollars & fifty cents -- per diem
The bill dates from Saturday at 2 PM 'till Friday -- today -- at 11 1/2
AM, which summed up is as follows: |
| To seven days in capacity of Special
Messenger at $3.50 -- three dollars & a half pr diem. |
| $24.50 Twenty four
dolls & fifty cents |
| To sending & receiving
telegraph from Bristol to Knox Ville 95 cents |
| Tot $25.45
cts |
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| You requested me to notice any detentions
on the Road. Only unavoidable detentions on my route to Knox Ville such
as remaining over at Lynchburg on account of Stores, Government, of
course, engaged to go by the Va & Tenn Road, before my arrival at
Lynchburg, occurred. I had to stay over also at Bristol from Monday
night 'till Tuesday evening. It resulted from the Superintendent not
having a car ready to go on with the E. Tenn & Va Road which leaves
Bristol 35 minutes after the arrivalof the Va & Tenn train. This tho'
was probably my fault as I didnot telegraph to the Sup: ??? to have a
car ready. Although I should think that it is the business of the QM of
the Post to have extra cars always on hand, as ordnance is continually
going by that road and the agent of the Road told me that it frequently
occurred that messengers were compelled to remain over at Bristol in
consequence of cars not being ready for the transportation of this
ordnance |
| There was not a little panic in Bristol in
consequence of th evacuation of Cumberland Gap by Maj Gen Smith. And
finding that there was uncertainty in the minds of all, even the
Telegraph Operator, whether Genl Smith was, at that time, at Knox Ville
as had removed his quarters to Morris Tenn. I telegraphed to Know his
whereabouts -- toh: explains the bill of 55 cts. |
| I am in haste yours respectfully |
| R. M. Newton |
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