Letter
James A. Seddon to Ira R. Foster, February 25, 1864
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT,
Richmond, Va., February 25, 1864.
Col. IRA R. FOSTER, Quartermaster-General of Georgia, Atlanta, Ga.:
Sir: I have received your letter of the 17th instant requesting an order to purchase supplies in Florida to manufacture clothing for Georgia troops in the Confederate service. In reply you are respectfully informed that no special permits are ever given, but purchases made for a State are not liable to impressment, and I know no law prohibiting removal of supplies from Florida.
Your obedient servant,
JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.
CHARLESTON, 8. C., February 25, 1864.
Hon. EDWARD SPARROW,
Secretary of War.
CHARLESTON, 8. C., February 25, 1864.
Hon. EDWARD SPARROW,
La Grange, Ga.:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861. Location: Richmond, Va.. Summary: James A. Seddon informs Ira R. Foster that Georgia troops can purchase supplies in Florida without special permits and that such purchases are exempt from impressment during the Civil War.
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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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