12 April 1864
Gibson, John McKinley, fl. 1860
Autograph letter signed
Title: [to Tobias Gibson]
He discusses a recent letter from home and the Currency Bill passed by the Confederate Congress which discounts notes at approximately 83 %. He also writes his views on slavery, "There is no such thing as satisfying a negro without slavery. They do not know their own wants and unless there is some one to teach them, they are but as little children I hope they may in some way be made to feel that they are not the superiors of the whites." Reports that his brother Hart is in a prison camp in Ohio. Written near Dalton, Georgia. In part: "Have you seen the "Currency Bill" passed by the C[…
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