| Supt's Office T. & N. O. R. R. {Texas
& New Orleans RR} |
| Houston Oct 27, 1863 |
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Capt T Heermann
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| Captain, |
| A lot of tools, (spec?? boards) that had
been borrowed of the Engineer department by the Texas & New
Orleans RR Co. & returned, were, by an order from Maj Genl
Magruder, again loaned to the Co a short time ago. On Monday last, Maj
Kellersburg, while en route for Liberty, took from the Cos station
agent at this place, 60 of these spades & shovels, and at the
Trinity river, took from the foreman at work there all the tools that
he had, they being also covered by the Maj Genls order. These tools
are all absolutely necessary at present, to keep the RR in
condition to be run. ??? the foreman at Trinity river has been
deprived of these tools, every train that has attempted to
cross the swamp west of the river, has run off the track, causing
serious delay in the transportation of troops. Two car loads of horses
belonging to Capt Moseley's battery are yet detained at Liberty in
consequence of such run off. Two days rain without work on this swamp,
will render it impassable for trains. |
| I respectfully ask for an order on Maj
Kellersburg for the tools above spoken of. |
| Respectfully |
| W W Morris |
| Genl Supt T&NORR |
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