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Typescript “Adventure of a Confederate Blockade Runner” by Alexander Mitchell, undated

 File — Box: 1

Dates

  • undated

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.5 Linear Feet (2 document boxes and 1 oversized folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Scope and Contents

At the  beginning of the Civil War Mitchell worked in Baltimore. He joined the Confederacy as a  runner of medicine and served as an agent of the Medical Dept. His job was to get drugs  in the North and smuggle them into the Confederacy. For the duration of the war he  procured and carried drugs from Baltimore or New York through the lines to Richmond.  This document tells about his adventures during this period. Not dated.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750