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Re: James Boykin and Scott's Blockade

Thank you George -

With James being in business with Colin McRae, the Chief Financial Agent to Europe for the Confederacy, and Colin being in Europe from late 1862 or 1863 it would make sense that he was tied to bringing goods in and out of the Confederacy. I have a letter from Colin referencing the Bank of England and a man named Gilliat. Apparently the Bank of England has an archive containing Civil War records. I am reading a book by Jay Sexton from Oxford University titled 'Debtor's Diplomacy' detailing the U.S. and C.S.A.s use of foreign debt to support the expansion of our country.

Any leads would be most appreciated. I suspect many of his papers may have been destroyed when the company Boykin and McRae closed for business. Colin McRae instructs James in the letter to close the business the day the war ended if memory serves me.

How do you think James could have aided Gen. Cantey? Did he help supply him? Where would I look for this information? What was Cantey in charge of? The Boykin family was close to the Cantey family in south Carolina.

I sorry it has taken me so long to get back to this but my eleven year old computer imploded this summer - image that. :)

Helen

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