Statement of P[eter] B. Starke and W[illiam] L. Nugent, Jackson Post, [Jackson, Mississippi]

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Starke stated that he had seized ten kegs, each containing $50,000 in gold coin, and that he had turned the money over to Confederate agent F[rank] H. Hatch. [The shipment of gold coin belonged to the Canal Bank of New Orleans and was seized by Colonel Starke of the 28th Mississippi Cavalry. This was one of several shipments of gold coin captured in the Confederacy from New Orleans banks.]

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Statement of P[eter] B. Starke and W[illiam] L. Nugent, Jackson Post, [Jackson, Mississippi]

Creator

Starke, Peter B.
Nugent, William L.

Date Created

1862-5-18

Description

Starke stated that he had seized ten kegs, each containing $50,000 in gold coin, and that he had turned the money over to Confederate agent F[rank] H. Hatch. [The shipment of gold coin belonged to the Canal Bank of New Orleans and was seized by Colonel Starke of the 28th Mississippi Cavalry. This was one of several shipments of gold coin captured in the Confederacy from New Orleans banks.]

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Confiscations
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Language

eng

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Document. Uncertified contemporary copy.

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Rosemonde E. & Emile Kuntz Collection, National period, 1804-1950, Manuscripts Collection 600, La Research Collection

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