| Pollard Ala Nov 9 1863 |
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| Hon. Secretary of the Treasury |
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| Sir,
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| At the instance of Hon. A. E. Maxwell
Senator from the State of Florida, I send you papers relating to the
claim of the Ala & Fla R R Co (of Fla) against the Confederate
Government to the end the amount claimed might if you thought proper
be embraced in your Estimates submitted to Congress. |
| The papers Marked A ??? application to you
to have specie Bonds issued in payment of the claims of the company
for iron seized for the purposes of the Government. The paper ??ed be
the reason why you were correct to issue Confederate Bonds instead of
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| The amount received for our iron was
$273,752.36. Our original application for Bonds was $273,700
Concluding afterwards to invest $150,000 in ??? ??? -- left to be
invested in Bonds $123,700.00. |
| The deposit was made on the 5th of June
1863 |
| For the amount of this deposit,
application will be made to Congress in accordance with your
suggestions for permission to Exchange the ??? Bonds for 8 per cent
Bonds |
| We think for reasons given in papers
Marked C, interest should have been allowed on the amount awarded us
by the Comptroller from the time our iron was seized 9th May 1862 to
the time of final settlement 5th June 1863 -- and application will be
made to Congress this winter to have this interest allowed to us. |
| Our account for interest will ??? this |
| {end of document found in the
National Archives} |