Letter from Major General J. H. Forney in Mobile, Alabama, to C. T. Pollard, president of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad, and of the Alabama and Florida Railroad Company of Alabama.

Letter from Major General J. H. Forney in Mobile, Alabama, to C. T. Pollard, president of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad, and of the Alabama and Florida Railroad Company of Alabama.

In the letter Forney discusses the appropriation of railroad cars and iron tracks from the Alabama and Florida Railroad of Florida, by the Confederate army; the rolling stock will be used by two other lines in the state (including the Montgomery and West Point Railroad): "In accordance with a r...

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Letter from Major General J. H. Forney in Mobile, Alabama, to C. T. Pollard, president of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad, and of the Alabama and Florida Railroad Company of Alabama.
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Forney, John Horace, 1829-1902; Pollard, Charles Teed, 1805-1888; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel
description In the letter Forney discusses the appropriation of railroad cars and iron tracks from the Alabama and Florida Railroad of Florida, by the Confederate army; the rolling stock will be used by two other lines in the state (including the Montgomery and West Point Railroad): "In accordance with a request made by his Excellency, the Governor of this State, I enclose you a copy of an order, this day forwarded to Col Jno R F Tattnall...authorizing him to seize for the use of your road and that of the Mobile and Great Northern Rail Road Co, so much of the rolling stock of the Ala & Fla RR of Florida, as may be sufficient to enable the two first named roads to meet the demand on them for transportation." Pollard is to negotiate fair terms for the purchase or rental of the material during the war. A transcription is included.
spelling Q0000038407 - Q0000038408Q38407 - Q38408Letter from Major General J. H. Forney in Mobile, Alabama, to C. T. Pollard, president of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad, and of the Alabama and Florida Railroad Company of Alabama.In the letter Forney discusses the appropriation of railroad cars and iron tracks from the Alabama and Florida Railroad of Florida, by the Confederate army; the rolling stock will be used by two other lines in the state (including the Montgomery and West Point Railroad): "In accordance with a request made by his Excellency, the Governor of this State, I enclose you a copy of an order, this day forwarded to Col Jno R F Tattnall...authorizing him to seize for the use of your road and that of the Mobile and Great Northern Rail Road Co, so much of the rolling stock of the Ala & Fla RR of Florida, as may be sufficient to enable the two first named roads to meet the demand on them for transportation." Pollard is to negotiate fair terms for the purchase or rental of the material during the war. A transcription is included.1862 November 181862-11-181860-1869Forney, John Horace, 1829-1902; Pollard, Charles Teed, 1805-1888; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnelTextCorrespondenceSemple, Henry C.Henry C. Semple papersLPR5v3328Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/4151
title Letter from Major General J. H. Forney in Mobile, Alabama, to C. T. Pollard, president of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad, and of the Alabama and Florida Railroad Company of Alabama.
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