Here is an interesting original Civil War handwritten letter from the Confederate Sec. of the Treasury, Christopher G. Memminger. Memminger was born on January 9, 1803 in Wurttemberg, Germany. His father was a soldier in Germany and after his death he and his mother moved to Charleston, South Carolina. In 1819 he graduated from South Carolina College. He went into the law profession and was elected to the state legislature in 1836. He was one of the people that helped write the provisional Constitution for the Confederacy and was appointed by Confederate President Jefferson Davis to the office of Sec. of the Treasury. He served in this office until June 15, 1864. He then retired to flat rock, North Carolina. After the war he returned to Charleston where he practiced law again. He died on March 7, 1888. This letter was written from the "Treasury Dept." in Richmond and is dated from January 17th 1863. It is addressed to the Honorable Robert Hunter who was serving as President of the Confederate Senate. Hunter was also well known for having his image on the Confederate $10 bills throughout the war. In the letter, Memminger states "I send you herewith a special report, which I would respectfully request you present to the Senate when in secret Session..." He boldly signs the letter in ink "C.G. Memminger." and adds his title of Secretary of the Treasury. The paper letter that the autograph is on measures 5 inches by 8 inches in overall size. It is accompanied by an 1981 receipt from noted autograph dealer, Joseph Rubinfine, when he sold it for $200. This is a great historic document.

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