Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-14
QsrHANce DEYASrME. OF w,
ScFsmhar 9. 1851.


I'c lis Escsi'srcy, GoY0rocr LETcE@N:
Sir ua;.ers.and that rua, !sTs Of Firgiua
manufactured p1uske:s, made ct t1s :A.EnoTJ
hers rany years eco sl4 TIA: aaSc hccn :ecccd
i:cu .n;s Department: sIe being gathered i2Ee
tba Confederate Ordnance Dcpa1tns7t 20 10
sltsred iD;o percussion, snd, as may saepo4e,
&C - re-issued "a troops esae-EilJ, 6 G.
sssue ron .5a Confedersts Sta,ea.
Nov, !ha7e Is 60 objection ~hste1s:c = t;;;a5e
srn5 going into the ieic to aH5 ::Too9s, II -;z-
gina bas the credit .: such .seue, as tas7e
ia 20 r. aaai zs:.iaI2aD: bet~ss- a.i the
States Of lie Seu,h, wien tbs Ts!1a o: al To-
sues will be sr element cf credi: 70 IN. SG.s
Issuing. i Virgins Erraa sre ~ ae !5sus5 oy
the ;jcniedsrat. autS5o.i:gs. :a5 State not
Only is deprived Of the 17cGi: due 1s:. nut .hu
iSsra Lni,s mais will becoE:e ii part charge
apon haT in the ina: settlement Virgins nas
ia..uea 10000 percussion ,l@s:eis, United
States, and &c, 900 Virgins Cat locd 1uskst5,
:hese !sat plainly knc~n By the stanH, "':r-
ginia" upou TIC ieca. ! think It Bot iSir 20
this State, thst the Ordnance UcpsriIi3a. CT
tho Confederate Army be instructed BY ;!.s
Honorable, The jccret@cy c: i,sr, % turn over
to this Department all thus marked. tnst
usy put theci l.: coed order ior re.issus-
IN addition 10 tho Tirgin;c iin-ccks, :h'a
State sss issued 10, 900 United States hins-
locks whiet she received from :hc sa3aia!
Government years age. The2s nsT5 no dis
.inc.ivc mark, and therefore cannot bo EecoG-
nized O. belonging to ihis State. Yet. aas they
sro also coming il TO 90 altered tor re'issue
ought mt dua pro2otion o. shesa be turned
o7sr to this Department. Whom thy iall n
TO she hands Ct tic Goafedersto Department
fJr Ike reasons
Nv impression Is tnat but Tary few oi aiut-
lock musLcts have eona :n.c ,cc field EXCEPT
from virginia :i this be so. tsel 81! hln: locE
ro,1skets, eathcred ia tie Ordnance Dep2lI.
nsnt oi tee Confederate Ststea should be
turned eyer 10 thin Armory, that they 90 Pu;
IA orde, snd held subject 10 proper order.
This il msiter .; large consideration, snt
think ;s:hs Honorable, the Ssarstssy of Hsf,
is nsde 20 ladarstana i, be E:I; correct the
T7oaz. Ian 7asy respectfully.
G. DIXXccz, Co!. OF
Ordnance CT Va.
Tho above bore tee following endo-aeneE!.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Nov. i, 1851.
send you this letter from CO... DiElmocs.
OF C. subject IN whct the State is Interested.
desi.s Ibni you wil! Iesd the communications,
and eige such oTde: &c viil secure tho os;tct
Col. Diumoek has iE 7iav. Be siad
enough 20 re;n.- .hs ;t:;or, es sn compelled
: by lsw, to &c a.: such pase:a
Jogs Lc7czEc.
Cos7sDsa.1s STATES or hxEEIc.,
WaR Department.
R1cssosD, Nov. 8, 1871
81. Ezcsusncy JosN LE7caES,
Go5srroref Virginia:
Sir-I haTereferred to tao Chief OF oEdesD1
the letter q Colonsi Di:1lcck. CT No". E
which vss enclosed By Eouc ixcs.ls27J - IL;
Department. With :ou. srdoTse1eEs g NJ
7emhe7 4.h.
IN reply vii ouo:s f:o-a :hs 7spcC: q I:
Col Gofgss, Taica Iaz just sssn suh:astts'
in repl? 10 ny anc@:Ty SpoI the subject
at Col. Gcrgas says thss !as flu. loci
uuske.s il tas hauds Of this Department 81
received chiefly IL ezehsags ior better s7i1
Issued tc troops. Very fsT lave beer col
!ectea
"No sc-u:i2y hss besl nsas &c to T-e!hc
snaJ vars {; Virgins manufacture :: oshs'
visa. Aac tas; ara altered AMI placed IN IN
HANDS Of troops without question as = ~asts
the troops s.s T;Tg:nians c. !Ion S1s o;1'
States Of the Ooniederscy.
"Trs 5ss.s Of Virginia Wa-i! - q eeac'