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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00832.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Items related to the Confederate Congress' attempts to raise funds |
| Title | C. G. Memminger to George Schley discussing attempts to raise funds for the Confederacy |
| Date | 24 June 1863 |
| Author | Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus) (1803-1888) |
| Recipient | Schley, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Memminger, Secretary of the Confederate Treasury, discusses an attempt to raise funds for the Confederacy (refer to GLC00832.01) with Schley. States that bonds in the form that Schley proposed cannot be issued, due to a recent act passed by the Confederate Congress. Discusses specific details related to domestic and foreign issuance of bonds, as well as their principal and interest. Docketed "For Mr. Washington." Marked as a copy. Schley was a prominent Georgia cotton manufacturer. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Law Government and Civics Banking Finance Economics Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America |
| People | Memminger, Christopher Gustavus (1803-1888) Schley, George (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; 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 |