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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00690 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Christopher Gustavus Memminger to Henry W. Allen regarding Confederate treasury notes |
| Date | 31 March 1864 |
| Author | Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus) (1803-1888) |
| Recipient | Allen, Henry W. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Memminger, Treasurer of the Confederacy, declines a request from Allen, Governor of Louisiana, to "purchase five millions of treasury notes with the Bonds of the State of Louisiana." States that an act passed 17 February 1864 reduced the value of Confederate currency, thus rendering Allen's request impracticable to fulfill. Written on Confederate Treasury Department stationery. Contains a "Rebel Archives" stamp. Marked "Duplicate." |
| Subjects | Military History Civil War Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Finance Economics Coins and Currency Government and Civics |
| People | Allen, Henry Watkins (1820-1866) Memminger, Christopher Gustavus (1803-1888) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |