Tag Archives: Southern Economy

“we lack enterprise …” ???

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 14, 1861: Fuel. –The difficulty of obtaining adequate supplies of coal would not be a source of extreme annoyance to our people, if it were possible to obtain wood in sufficient quantities to make … Continue reading

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Commerce? What Commerce?

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 7, 1861: Roclictis. –The late freshet played the very mischief with the wharf at Rocketts. It appears to have been turned quite upside down in some places, and ruin alone marks the scene of … Continue reading

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