C. Harrington autograph letter signed, 1861 May 25.

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C. Harrington autograph letter signed, 1861 May 25.

Letter written by C. Harrington to his mother on May 25, 1861 from Alexandria, Va.

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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...

Harrington, Carol

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