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The treasury train caught up with the party of which
Mr. Clark was a member at
Washington, Ga., and the
President appointed Hon.
Mr. Reagan, the
Postmaster-General,
Acting Secretary of the Treasury, and
Mr. Clark Acting Treasurer
An interesting account of the winding — up of the Treasury Department is published in
Southern Historical Society Papers (vol.
IX, p. 542,
et seq, by
Ex-Acting Treasurer C. S. A., and Confidential Clerk Executive Office, C. S. A.)
Mr. Clark's record as a Confederate is unique in some particulars.
As he was on duty watching papers of the Confederate Government until December, 1865, he never gave his parole.
His commission as
Acting Treasurer of the
Confederacy bore the last official signature of the
President of the
Confederate States.
The commission is now on deposit at the
Confederate Museum here.
All the
gold and
silver bonds and contents of the Treasury were turned over to the
Acting Treasurer, without bond being required of him.
President Davis honored
Mr. Clark with two personal visits to his home at
Clarksville, and on one occasion declared his high admiration for him, saying that
Mr. Clark was the last man on duty and was faithful to the end.
