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Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876 to Christopher G. Memminger

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05006.01 Author/Creator: Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876 Place Written: Tullahoma, Tennessee Type: Letter signed Date: January 30, 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 17.8 cm Order a Copy

Confederate General Bragg sends a $100 counterfeit Confederate bill (see GLC05006.02) which he found on a man who was now being held for questioning.

Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876
Memminger, Christopher Gustavus, 1803-1888

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