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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.072 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | Edward Archer to his father about the selling of the "Hawk" and his lack of funds |
| Date | 14 January 1865 |
| Author | Archer, Edward R. (fl. 1830-1917) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Archer announces that the "Hawk" has been sold at public auction for a little more than ten thousand pounds, leaving a balance of more than five thousand pounds outstanding to cover travel costs. A ship built for a "particular" purpose [blockade running], the Hawk would require a complete refit to be useable by the buyer and that, Archer asserts, depressed the price. Most of the letter continues the theme of his previous letter to his mother in which he refers to his father [GLC 1896.071]. Archer claims that he is totally broke and informs Edward that he is going to use the proceeds of his cotton account with Gilliat & Co. to fund his return trip to Virginia. |
| Subjects | Economics Finance Travel Navy Confederate States of America Military History Civil War Blockade Maritime Cotton Banking Confederate Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter |
| People | Archer, Frances (fl. 1865) Archer, Edward R. (fl. 1830-1917) Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) (1807-1870) Harrison, Samuel J. (fl. 1855-1863) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce |
| 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 |