NA, VC 10/30/1861

Quartermaster's Department C S A

No
Manassas Junction, Va., October 30th 1861 
To the Superintendent of the Va Central Railroad
 
Be pleased to furnish transportation for 
1 Car Load containing 1 large Boiler for Stationary Engine
also
1 Car Load containing 3 Packages, 2 Barrels, 3 Bbls partially filled with oil, 2 Boxes, 1 Frame of Engine with fixtures
also
one half Car Load containing 1 Furnace Plate 1 Large Band Vessel, 2 Pulleys & Cranks
For Col. J. Gorgas, Richmond
also
one half Car Load containing 3 Pair New Locomotive Wheels & Axles for Jno McFarland
 
on your railroad from Gordonsville to Richmond
Wm F. Notinger asst QM
{Where did Gordonsville get this kind of material to ship? I think all of this must be material from the Baltimore & Ohio RR operation. The locomotive wheels being sent to John McFarland (a member of Capt. Sharp's B&O and Locomotive Shop force) make it clear to me.}

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