| Augusta March 9th 1864 |
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| Mr A Roane |
| Chf Clerk Produce Loan |
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| Dear Sir, |
| Yours of around the 29th unlt & 1st
inst at hand and noted. We have shipped to Wilmington of the 650
Bales {about 40 car loads} 463 leaving
187 yet to go which we hope and expect to get off this week, and
then we will ship the 1200 Bales as rapidly as Transportation can be
secured {about 75 car loads} . Capt
Sims will furnish us one third the capacity of each cotton train
leaving here for Wilmington. We will consign hereafter all cotton to
A. S. Gibbs as directed. He has written us on the subject. We had to
pay for compressing the 650 bales $26,110, leaving in our hands now
only a balance of about $10,000 on account of Gov Cotton Purchase.
This will be nearly if not quite absorbed for the payment of
Storage, drayage &c on the 1200 Bales we are now ordered to
ship. It will therefore be necessary for you to furnish us with
funds to pay for compressing the 1200 Bales & expenses on cotton
which you have ordered from Montgomery, & the compressment bills
will be heavily, as 3 additional new ropes are put on every bale
& where the old rope is not strong enough, new ones are
supplied, also bagging when needed. It will be best to send for the
above purpose at least ($100,000) one hundred thousand Dollars &
send it immediately as the cotton press here collects their bills
weekly. It will also be necessary to provide us with funds to send
the Post Quarter Master, to pay for condensing small parcels of
cotton, less than a bale, as directed in your letter of the 1st.
This we suppose will be kept in a separate account. Please inform us
when you send it to what account we must place it. We suppose from
$15 to $20,000 will be sufficient for the present for this account.
We do not think any tobacco is raised in Georgia, for sale, the
extent is a few patches raised principally by & for Negroes, on
the plantations. We will in a few days forward you the marks numbers
& weight of the 650 Bales, as soon as the balance is shipped. |
| Yours truly |
| Phinizy & Clayton |
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| We think best to have a Sub Agent at
Albany Geo who can receive the monthly report of the Post Quarter
Master & receipt for cotton collected by him, there &
recommend for the place S. Thomas Esqr. |
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