[Collection of 4 documents pertaining to Confederate ironclads] Decimalized

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GLC#
GLC08155
Type
Header Record
Date
1862-1863
Title
[Collection of 4 documents pertaining to Confederate ironclads] Decimalized
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
3 letters and 1 document signed
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Civil War
Military History
Ironclad
Navy
Confederate General or Leader
Confederate States of America

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Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Charles Magill Conrad

18 March 1862

Mallory, Stephen R., 1813-1873

Refers to Conrad's letter asking if there is any new legislation before the session comes to a close. Discusses the efforts being made to build iron plated vessels for the Confederacy in Europe and estimates its cost at 2 million dollars. Discusses...

GLC08155.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Jefferson Davis

01 April 1863

Mallory, Stephen R., 1813-1873

Recommends measures be adopted for construction and delivery of 10 ironclad war ships to this government in Southern Europe. Refers to an enclosed estimate for the ships. States the amount may seem large but that the importance of building ships...

GLC08155.02
Collection Item
Autograph document signed

[Estimate of the cost for construction of 10 ironclad war ships]

01 April 1863

Mallory, Stephen R., 1813-1873

Estimates cost for the construction, armanment, and equipment of 10 ironclads in southern Europe at ten million dollars in sterling funds. Stephen R. Mallory was the Confederate Secretary of the Navy.

GLC08155.03
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to the Confederate Senate and the House of Representatives

06 April 1863

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Transmits communication from the Secretary of the Navy to be read in secret session. He asks for their special attention to the subject.

GLC08155.04