Cotton vs. Currency
Dublin Core
Title
Cotton vs. Currency
Subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign public opinion
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades
Description
Editorial written in 1864 by Edward Atkinson, a cotton mill executive and abolition activist. He argued that the current cotton trading system is inefficient and rife with corruption. Since it did not prevent money and goods from getting back to the Confederate war effort, Atkinson believed that the entire program should be scrapped and free trade of cotton embraced.
Creator
Edward Atkinson
Source
Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division
Date
1864-06-17
Contributor
AB, PP
Rights
Public Domain
Format
jpeg
Language
English
Periodical Item Type Metadata
Citation
Atkinson, Edward. "Cotton vs. currency. Ought the cotton trade to be opened?" New England Loyal Publication Society. June 17, 1864. Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/rbpe.07106700/. Accessed December 09, 2016.
Files
Citation
Edward Atkinson, “Cotton vs. Currency,” Creating Digital History @ NYU, accessed September 17, 2026, https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/items/show/37.
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