To-day several ladies applied in person to the Secretary of War
for passports to Norfolk and Baltimore, and he sent me written orders to grant
them. They next applied to Gen. Winder to go with the flag of truce, exhibiting
their passports. He repudiated them, however, and sent the ladies back to me,
saying he wanted something with the Secretary's signature, showing me to be
authorized to sign them. I wrote such a note as I supposed he wanted, and the
Secretary signed it as follows:
richmond, July 18th, 1862.
brig.-gen.
J. H. Winder.
sir:
— The passports issued by J. B. Jones from this Department to pass the lines of
the Confederate armies, and the lines of the Confederate States, are granted by
my direction, evidences of which are on file in the Passport Office.
Respectfully,
G. W. Randolph,
Secretary
of War.
This, one of the ladies delivered to him. I hope I am now
done with Gen. Winder and his “Plug Ugly” dynasty.
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