| Engineer Bureau |
| February 6th 1863 |
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| Endorsement on letter from Brigd Genl H. W.
Mercer, Commanding Mil. Dist. of Geo. enclosing letter and statement
of Major Screvens in regard to connecting railroads between Savannah,
Albany & Gulf R. Rd. and the Pensacola & Geo. R. Rd. Co. |
| "Respectfully returned to the Hon.
Sec. of War. Col. J. F. Gilmer Chief of the Bureau does not deem the
proposed Rail Road connection a matter of sufficient importance for
Government interference. |
| "The main opposition to it in
Florida, the great difficulty of procuring iron and the time required
for completion (six months as a minimum) in the Colonel's judgment
warrants the conclusion to which he has arrived." |
| A. L. Rives |
| Maj. & Asst to Chf Engr. |
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