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Memminger, Christopher G., 1803-1888 to Henry W. Allen

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00690 Author/Creator: Memminger, Christopher G., 1803-1888 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: March 31, 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Memminger, Treasurer of the Confederacy, declines a request from Allen, Governor of Louisiana, to "purchase five millions of treasury notes with the Bonds of the State of Louisiana." He states that an act passed on February 17, 1864 reduced the value of Confederate currency, thus rendering Allen's request impracticable to fulfill. Letter written on Confederate Treasury Department stationery. Contains a "Rebel Archives" stamp. Marked "Duplicate."

Allen, Henry Watkins, 1820-1866
Memminger, Christopher Gustavus, 1803-1888

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