Civil War-dated LS as president of the Confederate States of America, one page, lightly lined, 7.75 x 9.75, September 22, 1862. Written from Richmond, Virginia, a letter to the House of Representatives, in full: "I herewith transmit for your information a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, in response to your Resolution of the 16th inst, asking the amount required to meet claims upon the 'government for vessels and other property seized by the Naval and military authorities for the use of the government.' I recommend an appropriation of the amount, and for the purpose specified." In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, a small tear to upper right corner, and a small grommet to the upper left. On September 16, 1862, a day before the Battle of Antietam, the Congress of the Confederate States passed a resolution tendering thanks to Commander Ebenezer Farrand and Captain Augustus Drewry for their victory at Drewry's Bluff five months earlier, with the motion likewise entitling reparations to ‘all who contributed thereto.’ With Jefferson’s estimates taken into account, Congress passed an act ‘making appropriations for the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Expenses of the Government,’ with claims for seized vessels totaling to $10,237.50.
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