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Loring, William Wing, 1818-1886 [General Order assuring the public that Confederate money is secure]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05987.08 Author/Creator: Loring, William Wing, 1818-1886 Place Written: Charleston, West Virginia Type: Broadside Date: 24 September 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 33 cm Order a Copy

Confederate Major General Loring asserts that "The money issued by the Confederate government is secure, and is receivable in payment of public dues, and convertible into 8 per cent bonds. Citizens owe it to the country to receive it in trade."

Loring, William Wing, 1818-1886

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