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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08526 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | C.G. Memminger to Jefferson Davis about cotton and tobacco |
| Date | 10 February 1864 |
| Author | Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus) (1803-1888) |
| Document Type | Government document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Memminger, Secretary of the Confederate Treasury, encloses an estimate (not included) of appropriations requested "to make purchases of Cotton and Tobacco to meet the engagements of the Government." Requests that Davis inform Congress of this action. Written on Confederate States Treasury Department stationery. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Cotton Tobacco and Smoking Government and Civics |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Memminger, Christopher Gustavus (1803-1888) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
| 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 |