| Office Confederate States |
| Locomotive Shops |
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Raleigh, Dec 26th 1862 |
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| Dear ??? {Venable?} |
| Please have the enclosed
package filed with my return for last year in the Qr Masters office. |
| My returns for the 1st & 2nd
quarters of this year are completed and will be sent you in a day or so. |
| Yours truly |
| Thos R Sharp |
| A. Q. M. |
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