Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Columbus, Georgia” in chapter 2.12, section c.2.12.89, page 102 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2.:
...s is stated to be abundant.
Richmond, January 17th, 1864.
Only 1,000 bushels of the corn referred to has arrived to this date, and the receipts at this place compared with the invoices from Columbus, Georgia , show a deficit of between eighty and ninety thousand bushels, 50,000 bushels of this quantity having been shipped since December 1st, 1863.
(Signed) S. B. French.
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