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Memminger, Christopher G., 1803-1888 to George Schley

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00832.02 Author/Creator: Memminger, Christopher G., 1803-1888 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Letter Date: June 24, 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Memminger, Secretary of the Confederate Treasury, discusses an attempt to raise funds for the Confederacy (refer to GLC00832.01) with Schley. He states that bonds in the form that Schley proposed cannot be issued, due to a recent act passed by the Confederate Congress. He discusses specific details related to domestic and foreign issuance of bonds, as well as their principal and interest. Docketed "For Mr. Washington" and marked as a copy. Schley was a prominent Georgia cotton manufacturer.

Memminger, Christopher Gustavus, 1803-1888
Schley, George, fl. 1863

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