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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05019 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Stephen R. Mallory to Jefferson Davis regarding the expenses of the Navy Department |
| Date | 18 September 1863 |
| Author | Mallory, Stephen Russell (1813-1873) |
| Recipient | Davis, Jefferson |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Requests that the Treasury Department provide $30,000 in gold for expenses of the Navy Department, as previously discussed. WIth autograph endorsement signed by Jefferson Davis on the verso: "Secty of Treasury for attention, the purpose is known and approved I hope the aid asked for can be promptly given - Jeffn Davis." With Confederate twenty cent tax stamp. Mallory was Confederate Secretary of the Navy. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Navy Finance |
| People | Mallory, Stephen Russell (1813-1873) Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
| 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 |