Letter
James A. Seddon to Alexander R. Lawton, October 20, 1864
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT,
Richmond, Va., October 20, 1864.
Brig. Gen. A. R. LAWTON, Quartermaster-General :
GENERAL: I find that some inconvenience results from the competition of the several bureaus of this Department in the purchase of Federal currency, and in consequence I desire that all such purchases be made through one agent. I am informed that Captain Morfit, assistant quartermaster, from his position is required to buy a large amount of that currency, and to avoid the evils resulting from competition it is deemed judicious that all the bureaus shall employ him as their agent in procuring the Federal currency necessary to their operations. *
Very respectfully,
JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.
(Same to Surg. Gen. 8. P. Moore; Col. J. Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance; Robert Ould, esq., Agent of Exchange; Maj. Gen. J. F. Gilmer,
chief Engineer Bureau; Col. I. M. St. John, chief Niter and Mining
Secretary of War.
(Same to Surg. Gen. 8. P. Moore; Col. J. Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance; Robert Ould, esq., Agent of Exchange; Maj. Gen. J. F. Gilmer,
chief Engineer Bureau; Col. I. M. St. John, chief Niter and Mining
Bureau; Col. L. B. Northrop, Commissary-General. )
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861. Location: Richmond, Va..
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 3
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