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Memminger, Christopher G., 1803-1888 to B. D. Boyd

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02469.15 Author/Creator: Memminger, Christopher G., 1803-1888 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 September 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Memminger, Secretary of the Confederate Treasury, responds to two previous letters from B. D. Boyd, president of the bank of Newberry, South Carolina. Seeks to clarify Boyd's request for a loan of fifteen million dollars. Inquires whether the loan should be granted in bonds or stock, and if he can draw on Boyd for the money. Docketed in pencil, possibly at a later date.

Boyd, B. D., fl. 1816-1861
Memminger, Christopher Gustavus, 1803-1888

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