Title	Certificate declaring the destruction of cotton
Description	Certificate declaring that W. Warren Johnson has destroyed 300 bales of cotton weighing 400 pounds and belonging to J. B. Berry on May 4, 1862, by order of General P. G. T. Beauregard and Major General T. C. Hindman. Attested to by Will Williams Jr., Agent.
Historical note	In 1861, the confederate government mandated the destruction of all cotton that could possibly fall into the hands of advancing federal armies.
Date	1862 June 10
Creator	Confederate States of America. War Department
Place	Jefferson County (Ark.)
Collection name	William Wells Berry Papers, 1838-1896
Collection finding aid	http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/berry-william-wells-papers-1838-1896
Accession number	450
Subjects - LCSH	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Cotton
Owning institution	Tennessee Historical Society
ID#	35314
Digital type	TEXT
Digital format	Image/jpeg
Copyright	No copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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