B. Dufield Letter
In this letter to John Lellyett, Treasury Agent Benjamin Dufield reports that Federal troops have been confiscating cotton without orders from the Treasury Department even though the region they are working in is not pro-Confederate. Dufield also expresses his hope that higher officials will take action to correct the problem.
Dates
- 1863 August 8
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
In this letter to John Lellyett, Treasury Agent Benjamin Dufield reports that Federal troops have been confiscating cotton without orders from the Treasury Department even though the region they are working in is not pro-Confederate. Dufield also expresses his hope that higher officials will take action to correct the problem.
Biographical/Historical Note
Benjamin Dufield was born on July 4, 1812 in Virginia. He married Mary Elizabeth Lewis (1825-1888) in 1848, and the couple had at least two children. Dufield served as a Treasury Agent in East Tennessee during the Civil War and died in Winchester, Tennessee on December 12, 1888.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Special Collections purchased this letter on March 2, 2007.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository