Bidspirit auction | GEORGE TRENHOLM

GEORGE TRENHOLM - (1807-1876) South Carolina politician and plantation owner who was appointed Secretary of the Treasury of the C.S.A in the final year of the Civil War. War-date A.L.S. on C.S.A Treasury Department letterhead, 1p., 8vo., Richmond, VA. Oct. 4, 1864, to an unknown party. In part: '...my nephew and his parents are desirous trying a sea voyage for him at the decision of his physician. Is it possible to process a discharge for him given his circumstances...' Small adhesive stain on verso, else fine condition.