Civil war era COTTON BAIL receipt New Orleans historic confederate CSA Orig
Civil war era cotton industry. A historic and seldom seen artifact. Sale by P O NELSEN & Co of 5 bales cotton.
Plus the additional extra charges..... 50 per bale, and commission of sale.... It's signed at the bottom, it looks like.
(during the war there were several confederate officers with the name Kennedy). 2500 pounds / 5 bails of cotton was the equivalent to five sharps carbines.
An interesting piece of antebellum history. South Carolina was the first to secede later that same year...The war started less than a year this cotton bale receipt was written.. Something different and unique, a great gift for that civil war collector you know! This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Other Civil War-Related Items".
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