Confederate Money, 1861/1905, bulk 1861/1865

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Confederate Money, A&M 0302, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet 1 document case (2 1/2 in.)
Abstract:
A collection of paper currency issued by the Confederate State of America, dated 1861-1865.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Confederate Money, A&M 0302, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

An artificial collection of paper currency issued by the Confederate State of America, during the years of the Civil War, 1861-1865.

Folder 1 contains 5 notes issued by the cities Lewisburg, Union, and Charlestown [now Charles Town], Confederate cities located in what is now the state of West Virginia (1861-1863). These items are black and white photocopies.

Folder 2 contains three treasury notes from the state of Virginia (1862) and two Confederate currency notes (1864).

Folder 3 contains 1 facsimile of a Confederate currency note and 1 novelty paper currency note (ca. 1905).

Please see A&M 2096, Currency Collection, for additional examples of Confederate currency.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Money -- Confederate States of America