The most popular way to collect 730 Interest-Hundreds
is by Issuing Agent. The two primary classifications are Military and
Civil and we also include a category designated Other. The vast majority
of these notes were issued to purchase supplies.
This is a really neat piece and the only one like it that I've seen. Issued from Treasury Confederate States March 3rd, 1863 by G.W. Butler Teller. How cool is that?
This endorsement may be found on page 249 on The Book.
J. F. Cummings
This officer is also known to issue manuscript notes. This is one of
the few officers that had a stamp made for issuing his notes. November
20th, 1862. Cummings was from Tennessee.
This stamp is found in The Book.
W. P. Elliott
W. H. Govan
Trans-Miss Officer from Arkansas. W. H. Govan
was Major on staff of Brig. General Hindman's staff.
This endorsment is found in The Book.
J. C. Murphy
"From" J. C. Murphy: He and his
brother were cotton merchants in Jefferson Texas. This issuance probably
had something to do with the Cotton Loan Act and procuring cotton to trade
for military supplies.
This endorsment is found in The Book.
B. C. Pressley
Benjamin C. Pressley was one of two Assistant Treasurer
CSA appointed in 1862. This Civil Agent stationed at Charleston, South
Carolina was very active early in the War.
This is an exceptional example of his stamp showing the note was Issued September 12, 1862. This Agent is found in The Book.
Charles Russell
MILITARY: These are primarily identified by Rank and/or Title. The vast majority fall into two groups. Commissary of Subsistence and Quartermaster Corps. The most common abbreviation for a subsistence officer is CS and most Com-Sub are Majors. Those acting in the capacity of this position are listed as ACS for Acting Com-Sub and most with this title are Captains. There are AACS which stands for Acting Assistant Com-Sub and the rank is usually Lieutenant. The other more common title is QM for Quartermaster (Major), AQM for Acting QM (Captain) and AAQM (Lieutenant) for Acting Assistant QM. There are some Sergeants who were QM & CS early in the War and their names and ranks have been found on 1861 non-interest notes. As I write this I don't recall any Sergeants who issued 730-interest hundreds. There are other Military titles as well such as Surgeon, MSK for Military Store Keeper &c.
There are some names that don't have a rank or title. For many years we classified all issuers with no rank stated as Civil; but, the Trainmen have relaxed the way we classify some of those men, If we can provide adequate background we will sort them to Military.
CIVIL: Civil agents have titles such as Assistant Treasurer, Depositary (Dep), Collector (Col), Teller &c. Basicly any named person falls into this category if we can't associate the name for Military purpose. The truth is that many of the Civil Agents were acting for the Military and in some cases Military Agents acted for Civil prupose. We have found documents supporting both. These are by far the most common; but, there are many very scarce examples as well.
OTHER: This category consists of Any Name for Any Purpose other than Issuance. It could be a receipt or interest allowed. Usually there is No Date associated with listings in this category. Any note you can't sort to Military or Civil goes here!
General Information: Military & Civil notes will usually say Issued, Re-Issued, Paid Out, Disbursed, but not all do. To fall into these two categories they must be Dated! A Date is the Most Defining Requirement for these notes. The date was used to calculate interest from that point until the time interest was paid (usually 1 January of 1863, 1864 or 1865). There are Odd Date Interest Paid or Allowed. Basicly this back date cancles out the registry date on the front of the note for purpose of interest calculation. There are many notes that bear only a date. They are considered Issued by the Date. We have no way to know if they are Military or Civil and with no name they can't be sorted to Person. They were of course issued by an Agent so a sub-category - Unknown Agent Issued also exists.
What follows are examples of many of these notes.
I will only show you samples of Military & Civil Issued on
this page. There are simply too many to show all the known or reported
names. There has been a project by the Trainmen to catalog every reported
Issued by Person 730 note. A book on this subject is now offered for
sale by Trainmen. It was released at the Memphis International Paper
Money Show June 2010. You
can find an advertisement here: The Book
Some of My Favorites
G. W. Butler
This is a really neat piece and the only one like it that I've seen. Issued from Treasury Confederate States March 3rd, 1863 by G.W. Butler Teller. How cool is that?
This endorsement may be found on page 249 on The Book.
J. F. Cummings
This officer is also known to issue manuscript notes. This is one of
the few officers that had a stamp made for issuing his notes. November
20th, 1862. Cummings was from Tennessee.This stamp is found in The Book.
W. P. Elliott
Probably a Major Commissary of
Subsitance Morgan's Division. February 12th, 1863
Listed in The Book William P Elliott was Kentucky, Major and Brigade Commissary under General J. H. Morgan.
Listed in The Book William P Elliott was Kentucky, Major and Brigade Commissary under General J. H. Morgan.
W. H. Govan
Trans-Miss Officer from Arkansas. W. H. Govan
was Major on staff of Brig. General Hindman's staff.This endorsment is found in The Book.
J. C. Murphy
"From" J. C. Murphy: He and his
brother were cotton merchants in Jefferson Texas. This issuance probably
had something to do with the Cotton Loan Act and procuring cotton to trade
for military supplies.This endorsment is found in The Book.
B. C. Pressley
Benjamin C. Pressley was one of two Assistant Treasurer
CSA appointed in 1862. This Civil Agent stationed at Charleston, South
Carolina was very active early in the War. This is an exceptional example of his stamp showing the note was Issued September 12, 1862. This Agent is found in The Book.
Charles Russell
Major C.S.P.A. (Confederate States
Provisional Army) Acting Brigade Commissary of Subsistance. Issued
from San Antonio Texas December 31st, 1862.
Major Russell had been US Regular Army and served during the Mexican War.
Major Russell is found throughout the Treasury Correspondence and acted as Agent of the Treasury. This officer is found in The Book!
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Major Russell had been US Regular Army and served during the Mexican War.
Major Russell is found throughout the Treasury Correspondence and acted as Agent of the Treasury. This officer is found in The Book!
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