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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01866 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Samuel Barron to William Lewis Maury |
| Date | 16 February 1864 |
| Author | Barron, Samuel (1809-1888) |
| Recipient | Maury, William Lewis |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Signed as C.S.N Flag Officer. Instructs him to carry dispatches between London, Paris, Liverpool and Richmond. "In view of the altered condition of our Naval affairs in this Country," Maury has been selected to obtain dispatches from "Messrs. Slidell & McRae in Paris, Mr. Mason in London and Commander Bulloch in Liverpool" and bring them back to the Confederacy. He is to be versed in all necessary content of the dispatches in case it becomes necessary to destroy them en route. An autograph note signed by Confederate paymaster Felix Senac, noting that he has paid traveling expenses to Maury, appears at the bottom of page 2. Samuel Barron, former commodore in the U.S. Navy, was in Paris as "Flag Officer" commanding Confederate States Naval Forces in Europe. In that role, he helped coordinate the efforts of Confederate naval agents and blockade runners abroad. |
| Subjects | Civil War Navy Global History and Civics Diplomacy Military History Soldier's Pay Finance Blockade Confederate States of America Confederate States of America |
| People | Maury, William Lewis (1813-1878) Barron, Samuel (1809-1888) |
| Place written | Paris, France |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime; The American Civil War |
| 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 |