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The Daily Dispatch: January 8, 1863., [Electronic resource], Message of Governor Letcher. (search)
ty very embarrassing. The owners of the works, after the Legislature had refused to buy them out, had made contracts to supply several States, and also to supply the Confederate Government with 22,000 bushels of salt per month. In view of there facts, and the many obstacles and difficulties which would necessarily have attended operating the works after they were seized, he determined to buy salt, which has been done and the salt properly distributed. The Penitentiary. On the 9th of December last there were in the State prison 301 convicts — of which 240 were white males, 3 white flimsies, 32 free negroes and 26 slaves. The total number of convict employed in mechanical pursuit was 298. There are 107 free and slave convicts hired out. The report of the institution for the year ending the 29th of September, 1862 the Governor frankly confesses he can not understand. It appears from the figures that the profits on manufactures in the several wards have amounted for the yea