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Trenholm, George Alfred, 1806-1876 to H. Storm, Esq.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02469.28 Author/Creator: Trenholm, George Alfred, 1806-1876 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 March 1874 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.5 x 26.3 cm. Order a Copy

Trenholm replies to an inquiry from Storm. Relates that he was appointed as the successor of Charles G. Memminger as Secretary of the Confederate Treasury in July 1864.

Trenholm, George Alfred, 1806-1876
Storm, H., fl. 1873-1874
Memminger, Christopher Gustavus, 1803-1888

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