NA, SWR 5/6/1862

Southern Telegraph
 
Received at         May 6 1862 at        o'clock,     minutes
By telegraph from Petersburg  6  To Genl Geo Randolph   Sec War
 
   I am appealed to as President of the Petersburg Rail Road Company by holders of cotton & tobacco, especially manufactured tobacco to run it out of town for them to avoid its destruction here by the Provost Marshall. They propose to remove it a distance of twenty (20) or thirty miles from town the whole force of the company is engrossed & has been for several weeks in the transportation of Government stores sent South from Richmond. May I stop the transportation of government stores in whole or in part for a few days to accomplish the parties referred to. They are very urgent. Please reply immedly
W. T. Joynes
Prest PRRCo

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