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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