NCA, RRB 4/1/1863

Office R&G RR C
Apr 1/63
 
{no indication of the recipient of the letter, but it is found in the Whitford papers}
 
Dr Sir,
   We have delivered the 7 1/4 miles of iron at Gaston & the 1 1/2 miles at Wilson intending for Lazettite & Shile (??) commence the delivery at Raleigh on Monday of the balance ?? ??? Sanford {C. O. Sanford, President, Petersburg RR} will be able to haul it from Gaston. You could take the pm from Weldon for Wilmington w Sumner {President North Carolina RR} may be able to take it up as fast to Greensboro as they need it {for the Piedmont RR?}.
In Haste Yrs
W J Hawkins  {President, Raleigh & Gaston RR}

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