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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08682 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | George B. Woodruff to the Singer Manufacturing Company enclosing an invoice and mentioning claims against Great Britain |
| Date | 15 February 1872 |
| Author | Woodruff, George B. (fl. 1872) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written to The New York Singer Office, enclosing an invoice of the "Pearl" amounting to slightly over 136 pounds (not included). Says he has been busy "flying" all over the United Kingdom completing business. Is pleased that their offices are being organized efficiently. Says business is good except for "those bug-bear Alabama claims." American claims against Great Britain for outfitting the CSS "Alabama" privateer had gone to an international arbiter, which will hurt their bottom line and might lead to war between American and Britain. |
| Subjects | Confederate States of America Navy Law Reconstruction Civil War Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Privateering Navy Confederate States of America Diplomacy Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Invention Clothing and Accessories |
| People | Woodruff, George B. (fl. 1872) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Reconstruction; Banking & Economics; The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |