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THBALS by Christopher Gustavus Memminger Authorizing the Purchase of Powder Later Used in the Firing on Fort Sumter
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ALS by Christopher Gustavus Memminger Authorizing the Purchase of Powder Later Used in the Firing on Fort Sumter
Memminger, Christopher Gustavus (1803-1888). German-born lawyer and statesman, Secretary of the Confederate Treasury. ALS " C.G. Memminger In behalf of the Governor, " 1p, 5.25 x 8.25 in., Montgomery. Addressed to Colonel M.A. Moore. In the letter, Memminger approves Moore's request to purchase thirty-thousand pounds of gun powder, to be expensed by either the CSA Treasury Office or the Governor of South Carolina. The powder would be used in the firing on Fort Sumter, which took place just months later in April of 1861.
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