General correspondence, 1861-1865.

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Alabama. Salt Commission. General correspondence, 1861-1865.

Title

General correspondence, 1861-1865.

Resource Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86119013

Abstract

This series contains correspondence of salt commissioners Abner G. McGehee and Benjamin M. Woolsey, Quartermaster General Duff C. Green, and Ala. governors A.B. Moore, John Gill Shorter, and Thomas Hill Watts on a variety of topics relating to the manufacture, transportation, sale, and distribution of salt in and for Ala. from 1861 to 1865. The bulk of the correspondence is from the year 1864. Included is an 1861 Nov. letter by Quartermaster Green to Gov. Moore for clarification of Moore's order to impound salt in Mobile that was scheduled for delivery to planters in eastern Mississippi. An 1862 Dec. letter from Gov. Shorter to McGehee outlines the responsibilities of the Salt Commissioner. In an 1863 Mar. letter to Adjutant and Inspector General Joel Riggs, Shorter outlines the duties of the Salt Commissioner in relation to those of the Quartermaster General. Included also are a number of letters to Gov. Watts and Commissioner Woolsey from persons requesting military exemptions to allow them to continue to work as salt makers. Other topics include: the impressment of slave laborers at the State Salt Works in Clarke Co. to work on defenses in Mobile; the use of salt in business transactions in lieu of available currency; and difficulties in removing salt to north Ala. from Saltville, Va.

Extent

3 folders.

Holding Repository

Alabama Department of Archives and History

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8339570

Alabama Department of Archives and History

Related Entities

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McGehee, Abner G.

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Alabama. Quartermaster General.

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Alabama. Adutant and Inspector General.

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Shorter, John Gill, 1818-1872

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Civil War governor of Ala. From the description of Papers, 1860-1861. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38247275 Governor of Alabama and jurist. From the description of John Gill Shorter correspondence, 1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980457 ...