Roe (fl. 1862) to John Cripps
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03587.39 Author/Creator: Roe (fl. 1862) Place Written: Vera Cruz, Mexico Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 March 1862 Pagination: 3 p. ; 26.3 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy
Agent of the Confederate States in Mexico writes to fulfill a request for a blank privateer's commission. Encloses a blank commission form, the act allowing him to do so, a copy of the President's "Instructions to Private Armed Vessels," and the Form of the Bond (not included). Includes a quote from the President on the bestowing of commissions and reminds Cripps of the seriousness of the situation. Adds a list of items he needs to receive with regard to the register of commissions.
Cripps was General Gadsden's Secretary and a sawyer by profession.
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