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28 April 1864
William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 51 (April 28, 1864)]
Immense debt of the North, what the war has cost, Fight between Mosby & Yankees.
GLC05959.72.094
30 April 1864
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 53 (April 30, 1864)]
Battle of Winchester, Yankee female surgeon, Gold up to $184, Battle with the Army of the Potomac, Battle report of the Battle of Grand Ecore, Louisiana during Banks Red River Expedition.
GLC05959.72.096
6 May 1864
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 58 (May 6, 1864)]
Enemy at James River with large number of troops - their forces are landing at Bermuda Hundreds, One Hundred Million Dollars would perform all the functions of currency in this Confederacy, Madison Court House in ashes, Banks Red River Expedition.
GLC05959.72.100
29 January 1863
Paxton, J.C., fl. 1863
to Eliakim P. Scammon
Handwritten telegram to Brigadier General Scammon from Colonel Paxton. Talks of someone selling goods for Confederate money and states he told General George Crook about it but nothing was done. Informs that $50 worth of goods were sold to a Mr...
GLC02414.192
18 April 1861
Nixon, J.O., fl. 1861
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 14, no. 39 (April 18, 1861)]
Published at 70 Camp Street. Published 6 days after the start of the war. Issue filled with military news, including troops movements. Contains "Full Particulars" of the "First Day's Bombardment of Fort Sumter." Update on the Virginia state...
GLC05960.02.08
June 1861
Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865
Southern cultivator [Vol. 19, no. 6 (June 1861)]
Co-edited with C.W. Howard. Consists of 30 pages for the magazine with 32 pages of advertisements -- 16 pages before getting to the magazine and 16 pages after the magazine. This issue is paginated 170-200. Tagline below masthead says "Devoted...
GLC08496.02
24 June 1861
J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 19, no. 143 (June 24, 1861)]
Federal Outrages at Hampton, More Villainy on the Potomac, The South Not Bankrupted by the War, The Federal Loss at Great Bethel, Battle in Missouri.
GLC05959.56.011
17 August 1861
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 20, no. 39 (August 17, 1861)]
Details of the Battle in Missouri, The News by the Persia - No American Loan Likely to be Taken in England.
GLC05959.56.047
1 May 1863
Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 20, whole no. 3673 (May 1, 1863)]
Letters from the Rangers, Brownville, Galveston. Editorial on depreciation of currency. Louisiana army.
GLC05959.51.068
15 May 1863
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 26, whole no. 3679 (May 15, 1863)]
Letter to the editor questions who is responsible for the depreciation of currency. Reoccupation of the Rio Grande. News from the North, with an editorial about Northern appreciation. The Louisiana retreat. Fugitive slave ad.
GLC05959.51.072
11 June 1863
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 37, whole no. 3690 (June 11, 1863)]
News and letters from Alexandria. Letters from Louisiana, Galveston, Brownsville. Editorial on Confederate money. General orders for the state of Texas about military command.
GLC05959.51.078
2 October 1863
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 84 (October 2, 1863)]
Letter to the editor on opening the courts. Mr. Toombs on currency. Fugitive slave ads. Editorial on more tax instructions. Mexico and Texas. Late reconnaissance up the James River. Feeling in New Orleans. On necessity paper.
GLC05959.51.089
3 May 1864
Smith, Bailey & Co. (publishers)
The Sentinel. [Vol. 1, no. (May 3, 1864)]
The President's message to the Senate and House of Representatives concernign the issue of paper currency, Telegraphic News - Special dispatch that the enemy has fallen back from Big Black, Banks defeated a second time, General Price captures wagons...
GLC05959.57.09
8 July 1864
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 27, no. 7 (July 8, 1864)]
The Peace movement at the North, Lynchburg and teh late raids, The Yankee System of Finance.
GLC05959.56.182
29 March 1864
The Sentinel. [Vol. 1, no. (March 29, 1864)]
Official Dispatch from New Orleans, two regiments captured, Fort DeRussey taken by assault, giving the Yankees control of the richest cotton region in the Southwest, Confederate Victory in Louisiana, Secretary Chase to issue "Gold Notes" under the...
GLC05959.57.08
27 August 1863
The Record. [Vol. 1, no. 11 (August 27, 1863)]
Prices in Northern States and Confederate States in Comparison, Letter from Confederate Senator Henry Triscott to a Union Senator, Resources of the South, Number of Livestock and Slaves and the Value of Each.
GLC05959.58.03
26 March 1864
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 24 (March 26, 1864)]
Report from General Longstreet's Command in East Tennessee, a run upon the Confederate States Treasure, Accidental death of a confederate soldier in the 4th Virginia Artillery, Illegal trade in gold, Southern Express Company, etc.
GLC05959.72.070
28 January 1782
Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828
to Henry Knox
Discusses the Excise Act and the response of New England Towns and ports. Mentions problems with currency and payments, and argues, "Our Legislative & Executive Bodies seem to be by far too large for so young a State - they swallow up an immense Sum...
GLC02437.01342
1 April 1782
Writes to discuss a new lime-burning agreement negotiated in Boston by Mr. Wheaton. Notes the risk incurred by Wheaton since he is so close to Penobscot, a Tory stronghold. Discusses a recent illness, and the quartering of Major Strauss's company at...
GLC02437.01380
20 April 1783
A letter commenting on Knox's personal finances, especially the disposition of government notes. Peirce references Knox's letter of 3 April. Mentions consolidating old notes and registering new ones. Says his brother William did not consign any goods...
GLC02437.02106
10 May 1788
Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Discusses money due on Mr. Webber's goods and the depreciation of currency (possibly referring to James Webber, a London merchant). Writes, "The political State of this Country I hope and trust is very much altering as to monied transactions, so...
GLC02437.03868
20 July 1793
References Knox's letter of 29 June. Waited to respond until after the sitting of the Committee of the Sale of Eastern Lands. Met with John White of Charlestown, Massachusetts who is indebted to the Flucker Estate through a bond and a mortgage....
GLC02437.05905
1794/01/01
Marked "Private" on address leaf. Letter detailing issues with taxes owed on the Waldo Patent lands. Page 2 and 3 have amounts of taxes listed. The letter has been repaired in places, leading to text loss.
GLC02437.06015
14 October 1794
Discusses a financial and legal matter involving the Waldo [patent] lands.
GLC02437.06224
27 December 1790
Swan, James, 1754-1830
Swan has enclosed a plan "advantageous" to both the U.S. and France and wishes Knox to exert his influence over President George Washington and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to agree to it. Swan also sends "the bankers' letter to me...
GLC02437.04810
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