Letter
Unknown to O. Morfit, February 2, 1865
HDQRS. C. S. MIL. PRISONS EAST OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER,
February 2, 1865.
Columbia, S. 0., February 2, 1865. Capt. O. MORFIT, Assistant Quartermaster, Richmond, Va. : CAPTATN: Capt. H. A. M. Henderson, late commanding the prison at Cahaba, Ala., informs me that he has $700 U. S. Treasury notes
CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.—UNION AND CONFEDERATE.
belonging to prisoners on which he has advanced them money, and wishes to know what is to be done with it. I have written him that the Quartermaster-General buys them at five for one, and that you were the authorized agent of the Quartermaster-General.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Summary: A Confederate officer informs Capt. Morfit about $700 in U.S. Treasury notes held for prisoners and seeks instructions on their disposition through the Quartermaster-General's authorized agent.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 8
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