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 Col TARED I. VVHITAKER. Commissary G*o*ra! : 
 
 •fi . i ioding ihal then na but lit 
 lie prcspe-er, on account of the Impossibility 
 ci largo Importations, that private enter- 
 «prise would afford a supply of salt for our 
 people tliia year, and knowing bow Indispen- 
 sable It was to health and rouir.n, I drier 
 itiveofthr S; .!•■ i.. ,lo nil 
 \r. u;y power lor the re] people, 
 
 ••igh I might, bj Uu rcspon i 
 
 ty, be exposed to the censure ol specula 
 i-.rs and such captious fault-finder 3 a' ean 
 r be pleased. 
 
 .M- effort, I baye succeed ■ 
 
 . I ir. procuring a l«o b uj mp 
 
 .(prat the \ m inia Rail \\ -rl.-, 
 
 to rmi : . rday.dnrin Ibe \\ ar, 
 
 d till three months fifKTil-tprminatii.ii. il 
 
 i . boul i • . Ion I )iu\ , al 
 
 I da m i in ,■■> to (tori . « ho is 
 
 paratinn a* 
 
 in l ii ■ ■ nil). ',i I iboi t.. 
 
 majte the quantity above mentioned II. i 
 
 Jrcady nt wort, with wh.it kettles and fur 
 
 ^acen be has now in order, nnd i peel to be 
 
 . mother month, In turn ml Ibi iftO 
 
 i iislu Is nei 
 
 Hon John \\ ■ 
 I., the i,. . i., pen re 
 
 n 'tilt V. In rflon nl the 
 
 nj attaches, i due .. him, as 1 
 
 honld not have I ihli in ■ i lire the 
 
 emenis, 
 i hi ninn 1 1 ccived in. m him, 
 And i flforts in Ibe 
 ..tn. ii- II. ha« rend 
 
 any eotn- 
 iliou f.r either his lime ..i l.i- e> pen«cs 
 nt.ii. in lliifl I." in 
 
 >ly | II Ihe -iltji.i Ibe inhab 
 
 nam ip, .it it. h price pei bushel, 
 
 ill i ovei onl ii i" 
 
 In inn. nl ihi lie "I he stand ird 
 ili lied al il.. H orks is ifl p und to ihe 
 I have to purclu ■■• bj ibis stan 
 dard, and mnsi .11 by It, deducting Irom 
 liatevet m I In be 
 
 iiip wastage from di'ip| i & . al 
 
 i. i itl it is (old to the 
 
 i peril ii. e n ill sooi - Ip>» how 
 mm i. . .■ It ini ilia) lo hi during if 
 
 i .t-i.l itnra 
 i I, .il order ill ihe all i on i, tied lo you 
 . ral, and d< lire \ m In 
 
 it and have ii i hj i ■ 
 liable agents In be emplnj 
 i i. ibutinp 
 
 l. ii ... I in lui ip il. ii I h< 
 
 not pay i ill ev 
 
 - il . .ill III l ii •■! .1 in. hi il .'..1 .1 both; 
 
 r if it does ... ■■ than 'hi-, it in I 
 
 i . • .Ii - 
 
 , ■ if the 5 «'M ■,.. i,. i. ,-. 
 . 
 
 lias been 1 di< I 
 
 nr Hi. 
 
 ■ 
 
 ■ 
 f itf State, I request 1L2 Justices of ihe 
 infer I -h County 
 
 . 
 .Utrs at. .i 
 
 . as, that the j . 
 Dt, nrr the 
 lece&scd soldiers pt of such 
 
 lilt and certificate, you • 
 justice* at such point as tl 
 oti. -Uel for ?r.cb* f 
 
 on,totK distrthntcd among them bj 
 
 i.i Mi. 
 
 ■ i i'on will tell to the \\ ife nl eat a sol 
 
 dler r.. il be di 
 
 and to each widow liavins .. on or sons io 
 
 rrvi. ■ ' ■' lb' 
 
 names i.i those entitled to it, lobe certified 
 
 hy the .in i if* of Ihe Inferior t'onrl 
 
 case of widow? ind tl air in 
 
 tie shipped to the Justices oi Inferior Cowl 
 
 in each corraty, at . -urh point on a Kail 
 
 road aa they may designate, so oon i- em 
 
 leu ,-■ ii .hi ii in i, 'iiui they 'end you the 
 
 mow v l.u ii li is snpposed there is no 
 
 count j in up State « no •■ In ilices « ill i r 
 
 i make thl i It wee trutn the Count) 
 
 i r i hi v. tor ihe I., npiii ..i ih. i.Mipr' fa 
 
 in, I to take the trouble and 'espeu s 
 
 .ii ti . mi Ihi Railroad to I 
 
 ii i i ; tho, ■ in the count) 
 
 entitled, al Ihe price mentioned; which pan 
 
 he refunded lo the I nnni i rreasnrj (t in it 
 
 ah >.. i ho « ho are lo n 
 
 it 
 
 Should Ihe widow ol a deceased ntdier, 
 
 in tin wife ••! i soldit r in at 1 1 lot , dt ire 
 
 Ihan . hall hu ihel fin hi i on d 
 ihe will be permitted to purchase it al tho 
 
 I paid by others, in pn i. rent e In all 
 
 other person*, il ihere la nol .i suppl) lot 
 
 :;./. Vim » ill ell lo allolhi I famil 
 
 ii al the i iIp of four dollar- and fifty Ct nl- 
 
 per bushel. Bui no head ol a family will 
 tie permitted to receive more than oiip bui ii 
 el till all arc supplied with enough for pre- 
 
 -inl use. Von will have each agent to keep 
 
 a book In which lip will enter the name ol 
 
 each head of a family who gels sali , and 
 
 in case one person applies for the quantity 
 
 allowed each ol several families and has tin 
 
 means ol battling if, your. Agents will lei 
 
 him have it, taking from him a written eer* 
 
 uu. mi. giving the name of each person foi 
 
 whom he receives it,and lalinjj thai hcwill 
 
 delivet ii lo uch person at the price hi pays 
 
 i..i it, and such price for hauling a- may 
 
 have been agreed on between the parties, 
 
 The name- of Ihe heads Ol families thus 
 
 upplied, will '"' entered on the book, that 
 
 ihe person receiving the sail for his neighi 
 
 bora may be detected it he -honld ait nnj 
 
 faithully. All purchaacra will be required. 
 
 to bring with them their own sacks to car; 
 
 ry their sail home irom the place od sale. 
 
 nl, a I can place the - 1 it only at n few 
 
 ,1 points in the State.you will establish 
 
 i. i.,,i I'm its sale by a faithful agent, at each 
 
 of (he following places, to-wil rartersville| 
 
 Vtlanla, Mhens, Augusta, arifiln Macon 
 
 Vlhany, Columbi ivannah Wert 
 
 in undertal li to all the town" aiu 
 
 ih. Railroad I musl Bmplo) sd 
 
 it hi 
 
 .,, hIpiiipiii , inn gn illj in 
 
 tl, i r , ,. i I-, tin pa; uu nl -I n m mi 
 
 ir.lan nl - ITon n .11 
 
 m ■ .p I. w. tit t.,r 
 
 disi hargi nl i..- duties and the 
 
 i Mil 
 
 lpetr.i i in,,, and lor the deiiveij In y >u 
 
 of the -ait on hand il .n, i > ' 
 
 rii-.r..i r.thpr Agent of the 
 
 i . iiigpiit vriii »eii for cas 
 
 lie amount he has ooll 
 nt failing to mal 
 ill "tie prompt] ii 
 .ii. You will notify the lustices of tke 
 [aferi oaty in this State 
 
 it :\.? amngements proposed fbrthepurj 
 pc?c of supplying the wi jovts of dec"asei 
 
 soldiers and wive- n| ..l.li. t- now in 
 with salt to reliflve present m 
 md request iheir active eo-operation 
 
 in the propo-e,l p] in. 
 
 6th When the people nl a count; will, 
 h) public meeting, appoint a roll 
 
 ',, ih, in i 
 
 i in, ,, , o.omodation ol ihe people 
 ..1 Hip county, at the |.ri. .-- abot 
 
 Iding only ibe freight « bich be 
 |i..\ from Ihe plaee where he receives II 
 your Agent to the place ol -ale, you dill 
 he authorised, when you have n suppl 
 hand, lo wll lor en b, to such county \ 
 
 ii quantiliei a- would be the r, 
 able proportion for hi- county, at the price 
 above specified. This will afford 
 are disposed to render a public service with 
 mil charge, in i matter ••! \ Ital leapo 
 to their ftllow-citizens, an opportunity to 
 di play their liberality, it >- Boned 
 person with sufficient mi . 
 In each onnnty remote from the central 
 point of depn it, willing lo nerve Ihe pub 
 ii, for tin publi 
 
 The dirl'i rent Railroad Companie in ihi.- 
 -m .1, I, ivi show n a liberalitj ind i d 
 lion In afford reliel !■• ihe people in u. 
 -enl emergency, which entitle them 
 •/ral ilii.li ol all I determii 
 ail imported by the Its H Ihe Rtati 
 
 lload lo ibe plai • • ol deposil an I 
 ,, 9/ charge, and to carry from the pin 
 sale to the depol ol (he consnmt i , I 
 
 communicated ihi- determination lo thp 
 Presidents or Ihe principal Roads of the 
 Mate, and asked Iheil i, and 
 
 ih.at they also carry all -all imported b) Ibi 
 Slate free, a- well while in possession of the 
 ■ State as for the consumer after he has pur 
 
 d from the State's Agent; md H al 
 lords me great pleasure lo say thai I haw 
 received responses Irom the following Rail 
 road Presidents, in the ordei mentioned, 
 promptly and cheerfully agreein 
 this public sen ice free of ciiat ;e, till furtbei 
 orders: lion. It. R. Cuyier, Presidenl 
 It, and Branches, and ol Ihe 9 U K i; 
 Isaac Scott, Esq , Presidenl Macon & \\ i 
 .•in K. R ; Hon John P. King, Pre idi nt 
 fta. R. R. and Branches, and ol the A A 
 \V. P. K. li li i- not d mbted lb i 
 President of eaeii other Road in the 
 will meet this request with like liberality and 
 patriotism. The salt imported undei mj 
 direction w ill, tin refore, no doubt, c i la inj 
 point in the Blate, on a Railro id, t.. thi 
 eonsumer purchasing from Ihe Stale \ . . , 
 
 i charge for freights. 
 i shall ,lo what I poasiblj 
 ply all diirine the summi i n md i 
 
 trust, with what m it I t-leor 
 
 all Mannfi, mi hip i omp my, \. i 
 , is located al A it trsta ind t il i, s b il 
 onr people w ill mat • upon Ibi 
 . • pei h d tint all » l U ihe roast « ili 
 
 ,i i. ,-i nt il p thi ii own rapplj ,i that all w 
 practice strit t nomy m i 
 
 | i -ppftfllli) so 
 
 divide svhat Ih 
 
 neighbors, till ns 
 
 may suffer And I fnrtli Ihey 
 
 do all they ran to p b 
 
 Xdatinn nl tin people at to;--*' 
 
 to hold it ti te 
 
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