Financial records, 1861-1864.

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Financial records, 1861-1864.

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This collection contains examples of the paper money issued by the Confederate Government, 1861-1864. Notes on the printing and rarity of each issue are included. There is also material on the money issued by the various southern states, 1861-1864, and examples of nontaxable certificates, state bonds, subscriptions blanks, surety's oaths, bonds, currency, local and national receipts.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Confederate States of America

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During the Civil War, the Confederate States of America issued their own currency notes. These circulated like cash, but were technically bills of credit. At the beginning of the war, they circulated widely, but by the end of the war they had lost nearly all their value. Many of the bills remained in private hands after the war and became collectible as memorabilia. Other bills, which the Union Army had confiscated, were in the hands of the United States War Department; it transferred them to th...