Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Mallory, Stephen R. (1813-1873) to Charles Magill Conrad

High-resolution images are available to schools and libraries via subscription to American History, 1493-1943. Check to see if your school or library already has a subscription. Or click here for more information. You may also order a pdf of the image from us here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08155.01 Author/Creator: Mallory, Stephen R. (1813-1873) Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 March 1862 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy

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 increasing price of iron and coal and decreasing production of iron within the Confederacy. States it is due to producer's apprehension that foreign iron will be introduced when the war is over at low rates. Post script states that estimates have also been sent to the Confederate President Jefferson Davis for approval. Note on last page of letter dated 3 April 1865 says letter, of interest because of an allusion to the Monitor, was submitted to loyal unionists. Mallory was Confederate Secretary of the Navy. Conrad was Chairman of the Committee of Naval Affairs, Confederate House of Representatives.

Mallory, Stephen Russell, 1848-1907
Conrad, Charles Magill, 1804-1878

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources