| From the Selma Morning Reporter |
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| January 16, 1863 |
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| Wanted to Hire Six Hundred Negroes |
| To work on the Rail Road leading from
Montgomery to Decatur, mostly in getting ties, track laying,
bridging, &c., near Elyton and Montavallo {on
the South & North Alabama RR}. Subsistence and houses
already prepared. One woman and one boy to ten men will be taken. Parties sending
fifty (50) or more hands, can send an overseer to
assist in the proper management of the negroes. Hire payable
quarterly, semi-annually or annually. |
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Apply to the undersigned at Montgomery by Telegraph or
Mail.
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John T. Milner
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Chief Eng. S. & N. & Central Ala. R. R.
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