Confederate States of America records, 1861-1866 [manuscript].

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Confederate States of America records, 1861-1866 [manuscript].

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The collection includes Confederate States of America treasury notes and bonds, and an Army special inspection report. It also includes letters, which review government finances and operations. Letters are addressed to President Jefferson Davis, Treasury Secretary Christopher G. Memminger, Treasury Secretary George A. Trenholm, and Secretary of War James A. Seddon. One additional letter was sent by Secretary of War George W. Randolph.

.25 linear ft. (1 box), 1 oversize folder.

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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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...

Kassler, E.M.,

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