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Collection Reference Number GLC01078
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to the 1860s 
Title Leonidas Polk writes to Henry T. Clark, discussing the recent act passed by the Confederate Congress allowing exportation of cotton
Date 30 April 1864
Author Polk, Leonidas (1806-1864)  
Recipient Henry T. Clark  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Writes to North Carolina Governor Clark about the recent act passed by the Confederate Congress authorizing the exportation of cotton across enemy lines in exchange for supplies.
Subjects Confederate General or Leader  Confederate States of America  Civil War  Military History  Government and Civics  Law  Commerce  Merchants and Trade  Cotton  Military Supplies  
People Polk, Leonidas (1806-1864)  Clark, Henry Toole (1808-1874)  
Place written Demopolis, Alabama
Theme The American Civil War; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics
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