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Wellville {a station
on the South Side RR}
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| Sept 9th 1864 |
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| Majr W. G. Ferguson |
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| Dr Sir, |
| The (200) two hundred hides shipped the
30th of Augt came to hand safe & in good order. I have a lot of
upper leather that has been ready for three weeks to forward to you
but the rail Road agent will not receive it unless it is boxed &
strapped, which I will do if you instruct me to do so, it will cost
the Gov. I think very unnecessarily to box it. I am anxious to send
it, you wrote me in reply to my last, that the R Road would receive it
in Bundles which letter I showed the agt but he positively refused
under instructions he says from the Superintendent of the Road. |
| Yours very Respectfully |
| Hawker Hobbs & Broth |
| fm Hawker |
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| {on back of letter} |
| QMG Office |
| Recd Sept 12 64 |
| Respy refd to LtCol Sims |
| Was't not arranged that the R
Roads were to transport Leather securely tied. |
| By order QMGenl |
| WBB Cross |
| Maj |
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| Richmond Sep 12/64 |
| Reply returned to Maj W. B. B.
Cross. Sole leather is in shipping condition when securely
tied; the lighter kinds such as upper leathers &c must be boxed or
the RRod. Co. cannot be held responsible for loss. |
| F. W. Sims |
| Lt Col & QM |
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| QMG Office |
| Recd Sept 16 64 |
| Reply retd to Maj
Ferguson. |
| By order QMGl |
| WBB Cross |
| Major |