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October 26th, 1861 AD (search for this): article 1
you may desire, that I can impart. I have the honor to enclose you a copy of a letter I addressed to Dr. A. Snowden Piggot, a distinguished chemist, who is familiar with the subject, and his reply. I am, very respectfully, your obd't sev't, Geo. Minor, Commander C. S. N. His Excellency, John Letcher, Gen. of Va. Fifty cents per pound will be paid, for saltpetre, on delivery, at any of the principal towns in Alabama. Geo. Minor, Chief of Bureau. Bureau of Grd. and Hdy., October 26, 1861. Sir --It is possible that the nitrous earth in the caves of the Southern States may not be sufficient to supply the amount of nitre required, and that we may have to resort to artificial nitre, beds. You are requested to inform this bureau of the best method of preparing nitre beds; of their probable productions; of the time required for ripening; of their influence upon health — and any other information that you may deem essential. I am, respectfully, your ob't serv't, G
November 5th, 1861 AD (search for this): article 1
is a letter from Commander George Minor, C. S. N., and Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography in the Navy Department of the Confederate States, to Gov. Letcher, of Virginia, and by him communicated to the Legislature of the State in December last, as an accompanying document to his message; and the second, the reply of A. Snowden Piggot, M. D., a distinguished chemist, to certain inquiries propounded to him upon this subject. Bureau of Ordn'ce and Hydrography, Richmond, November 5, 1861. Sir: The supply of nitre for the fabrication of gunpowder being limited to the nitrous earths found in the vaves of the Confederate States, of which the supply is uncertain, and, from a partial examination recently made, of a quantity not sufficient for the amount that will be required for a long war, I beg leave, very respectfully, to call the attention of your Excellency to the fact, and to suggest to you the propriety of establishing artificial nitre beds in every county in Vi
Sweeden (search for this): article 1
king it in quantity and quality sufficient to meet the gigantic demands for an army of a million of men. This was done by artificial nitre beds. In France alone the yield was a thousand tons per annum. It was proportionate in Holland, Prussia, Sweeden, and Germany. The practice of extracting nitre from beds is still kept up in Europe, especially in Prussia and Sweeden, where it (nitre) is received in the payment of taxes at a stipulated price. It is true that one or more cargoes of nitrSweeden, where it (nitre) is received in the payment of taxes at a stipulated price. It is true that one or more cargoes of nitre may pass the inefficient Lincoln blockade, but as the supply thus obtained is uncertain, while that of "beds" is certain, I submit to your Excellency if there would not be more wisdom in making nitre ourselves, than in relying upon an uncertain outside supply! If you deem my suggestions worthy of consideration, I will be pleased to furnish you with all the information on the subject that you may desire, that I can impart. I have the honor to enclose you a copy of a letter I addresse
A. Snowden Piggot (search for this): article 1
in December last, as an accompanying document to his message; and the second, the reply of A. Snowden Piggot, M. D., a distinguished chemist, to certain inquiries propounded to him upon this subject.hat I can impart. I have the honor to enclose you a copy of a letter I addressed to Dr. A. Snowden Piggot, a distinguished chemist, who is familiar with the subject, and his reply. I am, very tial. I am, respectfully, your ob't serv't, George Minor, Com'dr for Chief of Bureau. Dr. A. Snowden Piggot, Richmond, Va. We copy below a letter from Dr. A. Snowden Piggot, on this important subDr. A. Snowden Piggot, on this important subject. This letter was dictated by one of inquiry from Captain George Minor, of the Confederate Navy. In the Captain's letter he alludes to the strait to which France was reduced for the want of nitreng matter as would make a hundred weight of nitre. Very respectfully, your ob't servant, A. Snowden Piggot, M. D., Chemist. Comdr. George Minor, Chief of Bureau Crd. and Hydr'y. Upon an e
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ecause a sort of concentration, as already stated, takes place upon the windward wall, so that it is not necessary to wait for the conversion of the entire heap. 4. As to the influence upon health. This will certainly not be greater than that of the ordinary heaps of barn-yard manure. Few large farms are without as much decomposing matter as would make a hundred weight of nitre. Very respectfully, your ob't servant, A. Snowden Piggot, M. D., Chemist. Comdr. George Minor, Chief of Bureau Crd. and Hydr'y. Upon an examination of the above communications, it will be seen that the time required for the production of nitre (or saltpetre) from artificial beds is much greater than from the nitrous earths found in caves, although upon thorough investigation it has been ascertained that even from artificial beds in the more Southern latitudes of the Confederacy, the process requires a much shorter period than in Prussia or Sweden, or the Northern portions of our own coun
Alabama (Alabama, United States) (search for this): article 1
h the subject, and his reply. I am, very respectfully, your obd't sev't, Geo. Minor, Commander C. S. N. His Excellency, John Letcher, Gen. of Va. Fifty cents per pound will be paid, for saltpetre, on delivery, at any of the principal towns in Alabama. Geo. Minor, Chief of Bureau. Bureau of Grd. and Hdy., October 26, 1861. Sir --It is possible that the nitrous earth in the caves of the Southern States may not be sufficient to supply the amount of nitre required, and that we mayn Prussia or Sweden, or the Northern portions of our own country. It is estimated that within twelve months from the first formation of the beds, saltpetre, ready for use in the manufacture of powder, can be procured in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas; but to encourage the investment of labor and capital in this business, and to cover contingencies, the Government proposes to take, at fifty cents per pound, all saltpetre made in this way until the 1st of Jan
Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): article 1
beds is much greater than from the nitrous earths found in caves, although upon thorough investigation it has been ascertained that even from artificial beds in the more Southern latitudes of the Confederacy, the process requires a much shorter period than in Prussia or Sweden, or the Northern portions of our own country. It is estimated that within twelve months from the first formation of the beds, saltpetre, ready for use in the manufacture of powder, can be procured in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas; but to encourage the investment of labor and capital in this business, and to cover contingencies, the Government proposes to take, at fifty cents per pound, all saltpetre made in this way until the 1st of January, 1864. The propriety of the difference in price fixed by the Government will be obvious upon a moment's reflection. If it was proposed to purchase at fifty cents per pound all saltpetre delivered prior to January, 1864, and the bl
Louisiana (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): article 1
the nitrous earths found in caves, although upon thorough investigation it has been ascertained that even from artificial beds in the more Southern latitudes of the Confederacy, the process requires a much shorter period than in Prussia or Sweden, or the Northern portions of our own country. It is estimated that within twelve months from the first formation of the beds, saltpetre, ready for use in the manufacture of powder, can be procured in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas; but to encourage the investment of labor and capital in this business, and to cover contingencies, the Government proposes to take, at fifty cents per pound, all saltpetre made in this way until the 1st of January, 1864. The propriety of the difference in price fixed by the Government will be obvious upon a moment's reflection. If it was proposed to purchase at fifty cents per pound all saltpetre delivered prior to January, 1864, and the blockade should be raised withing
South Carolina (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 1
om artificial beds is much greater than from the nitrous earths found in caves, although upon thorough investigation it has been ascertained that even from artificial beds in the more Southern latitudes of the Confederacy, the process requires a much shorter period than in Prussia or Sweden, or the Northern portions of our own country. It is estimated that within twelve months from the first formation of the beds, saltpetre, ready for use in the manufacture of powder, can be procured in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas; but to encourage the investment of labor and capital in this business, and to cover contingencies, the Government proposes to take, at fifty cents per pound, all saltpetre made in this way until the 1st of January, 1864. The propriety of the difference in price fixed by the Government will be obvious upon a moment's reflection. If it was proposed to purchase at fifty cents per pound all saltpetre delivered prior to January, 1864
United States (United States) (search for this): article 1
attention, both from the importance of the subject and the high character of their authors. The first is a letter from Commander George Minor, C. S. N., and Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography in the Navy Department of the Confederate States, to Gov. Letcher, of Virginia, and by him communicated to the Legislature of the State in December last, as an accompanying document to his message; and the second, the reply of A. Snowden Piggot, M. D., a distinguished chemist, to certain quiries propounded to him upon this subject. Bureau of Ordn'ce and Hydrography, Richmond, November 5, 1861. Sir: The supply of nitre for the fabrication of gunpowder being limited to the nitrous earths found in the vaves of the Confederate States, of which the supply is uncertain, and, from a partial examination recently made, of a quantity not sufficient for the amount that will be required for a long war, I beg leave, very respectfully, to call the attention of your Excellency to
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