Memminger, Christopher G., 1803-1888 to George Schley

GLC00832.02

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GLC#
GLC00832.02-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
June 24, 1863
Author/Creator
Memminger, Christopher G., 1803-1888
Title
to George Schley
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 20.2 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Memminger, Secretary of the Confederate Treasury, discusses an attempt to raise funds for the Confederacy (refer to GLC00832.01) with Schley. He states that bonds in the form that Schley proposed cannot be issued, due to a recent act passed by the Confederate Congress. He discusses specific details related to domestic and foreign issuance of bonds, as well as their principal and interest. Docketed "For Mr. Washington" and marked as a copy. Schley was a prominent Georgia cotton manufacturer.

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