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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, chapter 13 (search)
his slave, and, if he could persuade him to return home, it was permitted. Cotton, also, was a fruitful subject of controversy. The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Chase, was extremely anxious at that particular time to promote the purchase of cotton, because each bale was worth, in gold, about three hundred dollars, and answered own it, but who knew where it was concealed. This whole business was taken from the jurisdiction of the military, and committed to Treasury agents appointed by Mr. Chase. Other questions absorbed the attention of military commanders; and by way of illustration I here insert a few letters from my letter-book, which contains hundreds on similar subjects: headquarters Fifth division, Memphis, Tennessee, August 11, 1862. Hon. S. P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury. sir: Your letter of August 2d, just received, invites my discussion of the cotton question. I will write plainly and slowly, because I know you have no time to listen to trifles. Th