VHS, RF&P 7/30/1864

Goldsboro July 30th 64
 
Mr P V Daniel Presdt  {Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR}
 
Dear Sir,
   I received your letter of the 26th inst., also the Sixteen thousand dollars for Express Company. I have already shipped to your Company for No C R R {North Carolina RR} via Greensboro
4 Boxes of Bacon  
1 Tierce  "      " gross 44 28
3 Barrels "      " Nett 3400 lbs
2      "      "   Pork  
1 Barrells Fish & 1 Barrell Molasses for ???. I also wrote to a friend of mine to prepay Freight at Greensboro to Danville and see it safe on the Piedmont RR if you have any one at Danville that you can get to see the Agt for you at Danville to attend to the Freight for us then thats all we require for safe transportation to Richd from Goldsboro
Next week I will ship you the barrel & two thousand lbs of Bacon more and if you want any more let me know by return of mail I will get your Company all they want and if your Company has no use for the lard I will exchange it lbs for lbs of Bacon I bought Flour at two hundred dollars if you want any let me know I can get you some for your own use or any thing else I can buy for you I will do it free of charge and with pleasure.
I remain yours
truly
Jacob Cohn

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