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Oakes Ames and T.C. Durant correspondence, Boston, 1865-1869
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until there shall be a continuous line of RailRoad completed and in naming order from Omaha to Sacramento. I want to think the corn will be called for some day and if you think of anything better that will probably [illegible] send it down & I will try to get it substituted if I think it better. I think our [illegible] we have agreed on will just the thing of until after the road is done. & I think we can get along with 5 men better than we can with Congress as a body & they cannot under this report until we make over 10 per cent. It is a good thing to us to keep them off until the road is done.Will you please give me the views and wishes of your people in regard to matters
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until there shall be a continuous line of RailRoad completed and in naming order from Omaha to Sacramento. I want to think the corn will be called for some day and if you think of anything better that will probably [illegible] send it down & I will try to get it substituted if I think it better. I think our [illegible] we have agreed on will just the thing of until after the road is done. & I think we can get along with 5 men better than we can with Congress as a body & they cannot under this report until we make over 10 per cent. It is a good thing to us to keep them off until the road is done.Will you please give me the views and wishes of your people in regard to matters
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