. The Georgia historical quarterly. PUBLISHED BY THE 1EORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY SAVANNAH, GEORGIA VOL. II No. 3 SEPTEMBER, 1918 CONTENTS GEORGIA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY. SEPTEMBER. 1918**! PaghM The Story of the Confederate Treasure - - - :^vSr - - - - - - - - - By Otis Ashmore 119-1385 Sidney Lanier: An Appreciation, ^jS _ _ . ^ _ _ - _ . By J. 0. Varncioe Antiquities of Southwest Georgia Indians - - ------- - By H. T. Mcintosh 145-14^8 ? .^H The Commission of Georgia to Benjamin Franklin to Act as Colonial Agent - - 150-164&. Queries and Answers Editors Notes 165-166*167-168. i J THE
. The Georgia historical quarterly. PUBLISHED BY THE 1EORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY SAVANNAH, GEORGIA VOL. II No. 3 SEPTEMBER, 1918 CONTENTS GEORGIA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY. SEPTEMBER. 1918**! PaghM The Story of the Confederate Treasure - - - :^vSr - - - - - - - - - By Otis Ashmore 119-1385 Sidney Lanier: An Appreciation, ^jS _ _ . ^ _ _ - _ . By J. 0. Varncioe Antiquities of Southwest Georgia Indians - - ------- - By H. T. Mcintosh 145-14^8 ? .^H The Commission of Georgia to Benjamin Franklin to Act as Colonial Agent - - 150-164&. Queries and Answers Editors Notes 165-166*167-168. i J THE GEORGIA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY. PUBLISHED BY THE GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY SAVANNAH, GEORGIA VOL. II No. 3 SEPTEMBER, 1918 Printed for the Society by BRAID & HUTTON. Savannah. Georgia ONE DOLLAR A NUMBER THREE DOLLARS A YEAR FG3 THE GEORGIA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY Vol. II SEPTEMBER, 1918 No. 3 THE STORY OF THE CONFEDERATE TREASURE BY OTIS ASHMORE In the spring of 1865 the hand of Fate was rapidly drawingto its close the great drama of the War Between the States, andDestiny had already set the stage for the final scenes at Ap-pomattox. On the quiet Sunday morning of April 2, a mes-senger entered St. Pauls Church in Richmond during divineservice and placed a telegram in the hands of a distinguishedgentleman seated well up to the front. After reading themessage the gentleman, taking up his hat, quietly withdrewfrom the building, and directed his eager steps towards theexecutive offices of the Confederacy. This man was PresidentJefferson Davis, and the fateful message was one from Gen-eral Robert E. Lee, notifyi
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