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[[Right margin]] Danbury Norwalk R R [[/margin]] F.No. U.S. ORDER FOR TRANSPORTATION Not valid until countersigned by the officer issuing. May 14th 1867 Transport Julia Wanzer. Co. - Regiment - From Danbury Ct to Norwalk Ct En route from Danbury Ct to Montgomery Ala Signature of Officer Issuing the order J M Brown Bt Maj A.Q.M By order of the Quarter Master Gen'l. Lewis B Parsons Brig Gen & Chief of Rail & River Transptn. The holder of this order or the officer in charge of troops, is required to fill the receipt below before signing, stating the exact number of men transported, and the places from and to which transportation has been furnished. [[stamp]] Payable by Freedmens Bureau [[/stamp]] [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]] ___ 186_ I CERTIFY, on honor that ___ has furnished transportation for ___ From ___ to ___ in compliance with the above order. [[note]] D&N. Boat. C.A. PWB B&O. Na&[[?]] O&A &c &c
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[[note: Bottom handwritten message are all the means of transportation - railroads, etc... to get from Danbury Ct. to Norwalk Ct, then Montgomery, Ala.
Danbury & Norwalk RR; Boat (steamer); C.A. = Camden & Amboy; PWB = Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore RR; B&O - Baltimore Ohio RR; Na & [[?]].= [[North American?]] or [[Nashville?]] &[[?]]; O & A = ? O might stand for Opelika. Can't find all of them. Julia took a steamer from Norwalk to NYC]]