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FROM THE
EXECUTIVE OF TiHE COMMONWEALTH,
SUBMITTING AN
ADVICE OP COUNCIL,
RELATIVE TO
CONNECTIONS WITH SEVERAL EAIL EOABS IN THE STATE.
[Doo. No. 45.]
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Execvtive Department, 1
Richmond, June 15,1861. j
Gentlemen of the Convention;
I respectfully submit, for your consideration, an advice of the
Council, relative to connections with several railroads in the
State, necessary to facilitate military operations.
JOHN LETCHER.
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[Doo. No. 45.]
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Ijî Couxcil, June 12,1861,
Advisedmianimousli/, That the various propositions submitted
to the Governor and Council, to make connections between the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, and the Rich¬
mond and Petersburg Railroad, through the city of Richmond,
between the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, and the Peters¬
burg and Weldon Railroad, through or near the city of Peters¬
burg, and between the Manassas Gap Railroad, and the Win¬
chester and Harper's Ferry Railroad; also as to the transfer of
the York River Railroad to the State, be referred to the Conven¬
tion.