| Received at Richmond Dec 7 1863 at ... o'clock,
... minutes, |
| By telegraph from Atlanta 7. To
Maj F W Sims |
| |
| We now have six of our best & largest engines
crippled and cannot do the business of the road Can you aid us with
two or three Engines without delay we cannot get machines to repair
Engines answer |
| E B Walker |
| {File data on reverse}
E. B. Walker {Superintendent Of
Transportation, Western & Atlantic RR} |
| Atlanta Dec 11th 1863 |
| Stating his Engines are crippled and he wants more |