| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, Va. August 23, 1861 |
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| M. S. Temple |
| Supdt {East Tennessee &
Virginia RR} |
| Greenville, S. C. |
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| Sir, |
| Your Dispatch to the Secretary of War has been received
and referred to me for reply. For the next week give precedence in
transportation to supplies, these are needed. |
| A. C. Myers, A. Q. M. General |
| Sent by telegram |
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