Letter
Unknown to O. Morfit, January 11, 1865
Columbia, S. C.
Columbia, S. C., January 11, 1865.
Capt. O. MORFIT, Assistant Quartermaster, Richmond, Va.:
CAPTAIN: Your letter of 24th of December, inclosing report of Commissioner Williams in regard to U. S. currency, has just been received. In reply I am directed by the general commanding to say that he will use every effort to accomplish the object desired by the Government and will render you every assistance in his power, but that the troops guarding the various prisons are so utterly worthless that it is impossible to prevent outsiders and even the soldiers from trading with the prisoners.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Camp ASYLUM, O. S. PRISON, January 11, 1865.
Camp ASYLUM, O. S. PRISON, January 11, 1865.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Columbia, S. C.. Summary: An Assistant Adjutant-General informs Capt. Morfit that despite efforts to enforce U.S. currency regulations, corrupt guards allow illicit trade with prisoners at Camp Asylum, South Carolina.
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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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