| From the Southern Confederacy (Atlanta,
Ga.) |
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| April 12, 1862 |
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| Notice to Shippers |
| Office of Mont'y & W. P. R.
R. {Montgomery & West Point RR} |
| Montgomery, April 3, 1862 |
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| On and after the 10th of April
this company will not pay charges on freight received from points
south of this Road. |
| Large quantities of Sugar and
Molasses have been detained on the route from New Orleans for months,
and most of it is, from necessity, much damaged from exposure. |
| The Boats and Railroads south
of this point will not respond to any claim for damage resulting from
delay and exposure -- and to save this company and the connecting
lines from much trouble and loss, and to give the owners the
opportunity of locating the damage it has been deemed advisable to
adopt this course. |
| In accordance therewith, it
will become necessary for consignors to consign their goods to their
own agent at Montgomery. |
| Dan'l H. Cram |
| Engineer and Superintendent |