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Collection Reference Number GLC02407
From Archive Folder Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 
Title Henry Watkins Allen to the Texas Confederate Cotton Office regarding trading 1000 bales for $70,000
Date 2 September 1864
Author Allen, Henry Watkins (1820-1866)  
Recipient Hutchins, William J.  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Signed as Governor of Louisiana. Colonel Hutchins was Chairman of the Texas (Confederate) Cotton Office. Mentions that the deal has been approved by Gen. Smith (E.K. Smith)
Subjects Texas  Civil War  Military History  Confederate General or Leader  Confederate States of America  Cotton  American West  Finance  Merchants and Trade  Commerce  Government and Civics  
People Allen, Henry Watkins (1820-1866)  Hutchins, William J. (1813-1884)  
Place written Shreveport, Louisiana
Theme The American Civil War; Industry
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