| Engineer Bureau |
| March 24, 1864 |
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| Lt Col F. W. Sims |
| Supdt. of Transportation |
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| Colonel, |
| In accordance with your request I send you
a case of drawing instruments, for which please sign duplicate receipts.
As we have but a limited supply of these instruments & daily
applications for them for officers of the Corps I respy request that you
will return them as soon as possible. |
| Very Respy |
| A. L. Rives |
| Lt Col &c &c |
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