Confederate Interim Depository Receipts Issued in Alabama Cities, 1861-1865

The Confederate States of America relied upon the issuance of bonds and treasury notes to finance the cost of the war. Unfortunately, a shortage of engravers and paper created a lag between the dates of subscriptions and the dates of actually issuance of these paper products. To provide evidence of their payments, the Confederate "depositaries" would issue these "Interim Depository Receipts" and would sign them as "depositaries". This book provides stories of the places and people...
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The Confederate States of America relied upon the issuance of bonds and treasury notes to finance the cost of the war. Unfortunately, a shortage of engravers and paper created a lag between the dates of subscriptions and the dates of actually issuance of these paper products. To provide evidence of their payments, the Confederate "depositaries" would issue these "Interim Depository Receipts" and would sign them as "depositaries". This book provides stories of the places and people whose names appear on these documents issued in Alabama cities.