Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-29

CnunluS except the miutaTy taA. ut
three hundred or more varieties OF PAPER
money circulated 10 the South should all
be represented In this series, and also the
varieties Of Government bonds. One OF
the bonds shown Is a certificate for $4,000
bearing interest at O per cent. IL Is dated
in 1862 and endorsed as paid In full, In
terest and principal, in 1863.
The great depreciation m the currency
during the progress OF the war is shown 10
an interesting manner by number OF mer-
chandise invoices, with such items as
potatoes, 500 a barrel; butter. Sl6
pound; pepper, S35 a pound; socks, sl2 4
pair; and a SUIT Of clothes bought at Rich.
mona in iso3 which cost 1875 for coat ard
trousers and S3j for the vest. This depre-
ciation Is also apparent In the case OF
clerks salary IN the Post-Oflice Depart
ment, which was $1,000 per year until TO-
ward TIE close Of the war. when 1t was in-
creased 10 S4,5C0, with rations.
OPTICAL PAPERS.
IL the collection OF official papers and
forms are shown a commission as clerk IN
one OF the Executive departments; some
general and special military orders, includ-
ing one issued the day Richmond was
evacuated ordering q certain officer TO
Charlotte, n. c.; and several passes allow
ing the holders to visit camp or to pass the
lines oi the army. One OF these passes l.
signed by Governor Letcher, Of Virginia;
another N signed by an officer OF Sherman's
army at Raleigh, and Is endorsed on the
back. pass IRON the Yankees after the
surrender" A general army order, dated
at Yorktown, December %, 1861, by Major
Geuerpi 1agruder, says: "The Major
Genera s.nmanding desires 10 announce to
The ArmySf the Peninsula that the troops
will winter where they now are. III the
enemy attack we will defeat him, and after
the victory We will have better quarters at
Fortress Monroe and Newport's News"
A letter from General " St0newall
Jackson to General Lee, dated in January,
1862. gives information about the equipment
Of his army, and makes suggestions about
movement against Philadelphia. An origi-
nal act Of the Confederate Congress "regu-
lating fees Of maTshals and for other pur-
posts : - is sigTed by +. :. BOcOck, Speaker Of
the House, and Robert NJ. r. Hunter, Presi-
dent pro ttn. Of the Senate, and is approved
by jefferson Davis April 10. 1862.
There are Impressions or fac Sinliies in
goid, silver, and bronze Of the state Seal OF
the ConieGeracy, which has an equestrian
statue in the centre and the inscription
"The Confederate States Of America, 22d
Of February, 1862. Dec Dince."
TREATY WITH INDIANS.
One Of the interesting relics is a treaty
made by Albert Pike, commissioner, with
the Peueteghca Band Of the Neum,
Wichitas. Cado. IIadochoa, Uuecos, and
other Indians. This treaty was entered
into and concluded at the Wichita Agency
near the False Wachita river, August II,
1861. and is signed and duly sealed 10y the
several chiefs and the Confederate Commits
sioner. II makes prOmies OF friendship
and supplies Of provisions, cattle, &C., and
| enjoins the braves from going on the war
path against any enemy whatever, except
| With the consent OF the Confederate Gov
| erLment. Il would be instructive TO com.
pletc this series Of official papers by army
| officers cor missions, pay-rOlS. quarter
masters reports, requiSltions Tor supplies
and in iact samples Of all the official forms
used in the army, or in the several depart
mtnts Of the Government.
STAMPS AND PAPERS.
A very incomplete set OF cancelled and
uncanccllcd postage stamps is shown, and
some samples Of note paper and envelopes,
lut paper DtlIS VI WI y IoVi Ih1ii1N'
Some newspaper extracts give official ac-
counts Of battles and one Of them dated
February 10. 1864, gives the address or proc
| lamation Of President Davis TO the soldiers
| OF The armies of the Confedcracy. COlored
| designs show the different four flag, adopted
| during the war, but there is no genuine
| flag in the collection, nor is there anything
| 10 illustrate the manufacture OF carbines.
| pistols, cannon. or swords in the COnfede-
| rate States.
Two large punch-bowls and two soup
| tureeuS made OF chnawarc, richly decOra-
ted in red aud GOLD, are labelled as found
| in the Executive mansion at Richmond on
the day Of the capture OF that city, and are
| understood to have belonged to the official
iable-seryce Of the Chief Magistrate OF the
| Confederacy.
Mr. \. V. Randolph. Of this city, was
| instrumental in getting many OF the above.
and Will be- pleased to forward, free OF
charge. any gifts or loans 10 the collcc-
| ton. Those having relies OF the late war
! will have them more securely preserved at
| the National Museum than in their own
keeping.