Trenholm, George Alfred (1806-1876) to Charles Clark
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02408 Author/Creator: Trenholm, George Alfred (1806-1876) Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: 23 January 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.5 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy
Trenholm, Secretary of the Confederate Treasury, discusses the preparation and transmission of bonds from the Register. Informs Clark, Governor of Mississippi, that it will be impossible to furnish bonds smaller than $500. Written on Confederate States of America Treasury Department stationery. "The Register has been instructed to prepare the bonds, and transmit them as early as possible to Mr. Whitfield. It will not be possible, I think, to furnish any bonds of smaller denominations than $500...."
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