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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC00572.23 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of Paul J. Semmes, 2nd Regiment, Georgia, infantry |
Title | Augustus Viele to Paul J. Semmes about difficulty in finding credit for weapons shipments due to coming conflict |
Date | 5 January 1861 |
Author | Viele, Augustus (fl. 1861) |
Recipient | Semmes, Paul Jones |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Notes difficulty of finding credit for shipments of munitions to the south because of the impending war. States, "... much excitement exists in our section in regard to the Manufacture & Shipment of Munitions of War, to the Southern States ... I find it difficult to obtain means & credit to pursue my work; owing to the impression that exists in the minds of business men, that I will not receive my pay..." Informs that he cannot get Lieutenant Balsh to act as inspector anymore so Semmes will have to appoint one. Requests that Semmes give him payment in advance. "Troy" has been substituted for "Point" in the return address. Docketed by Semmes on verso. |
Subjects | Civil War Military History Artillery Ammunition Weaponry Finance Economics Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America |
People | Viele, Augustus (fl. 1861) Semmes, Paul Jones (1815-1863) |
Place written | West Troy, New York |
Theme | Government & Politics; The American Civil War; Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics |
Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |