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Fraser, Trenholm and Co., 10 Rumford Place

Depot, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Side: Confederate
Kind: Depot
Where: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Years: 1861-1865

Civil War Supply Lines

FRASER, TRENHOLM AND CO.

Liverpool office of the Charleston firm, run by Charles K. Prioleau, and the Confederate government's overseas bank. It handled cotton sales, financed arms, ammunition and ships, and helped buy and outfit more than sixty-five ships. Most arms sent to the Confederacy left from Liverpool. The U.S. government later sued its assets in Britain.

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The Liverpool office of the Charleston firm, run by Charles K. Prioleau at 10 Rumford Place, became the Confederate government's overseas bank. It handled cotton sales and financed the purchase of arms, ammunition and ships, and the firm helped buy and outfit more than sixty-five ships. Most of the arms sent to the Confederacy left from Liverpool.

The U.S. government sued the firm's assets in Britain after the war to recover Confederate funds.

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