Autograph letter signed, Atlanta, Ga. /

Handwritten letter from "A.A. Jones" to his wife and daughter describing a trip with a "Mr. Kelso" across the Southern States to visit "Mr. Spiller's pistol factory", hoping "to reach Shelby Iron Works next day".

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jones, A. A. (Author)
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Subjects:	Confederate States of America > Economic conditions. Spiller & Burr > History. Confederate States of America. > Army > Equipment and supplies. Firearms industry and trade > Georgia > Atlanta > History > 19th century. Georgia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865. Shelby Iron Company > History. Alabama > History > Civil War, 1861-1865. Iron industry and trade > Alabama > Shelby County > History > 19th century. Personal correspondence.

Description
Summary:	Handwritten letter from "A.A. Jones" to his wife and daughter describing a trip with a "Mr. Kelso" across the Southern States to visit "Mr. Spiller's pistol factory", hoping "to reach Shelby Iron Works next day".
Item Description:	Places mentioned Bristol (Tennessee), Holston River, Knoxville (Tennessee), Dalton (Georgia), Chattanooga (Tennessee), Montgomery (Alabama), Hiawassee River. Edward N. Spiller (1825-1871) was born in Rappahannock County, Virginia. About 1850, Spiller moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and began a dry goods business. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he moved his business to Richmond, Virginia. During his time in Richmond, Spiller founded the Spiller and Burr Pistol Factory, which received a contract from the Confederacy to produce 15,000 pistols. Shortly after getting started, the factory that created the pistol known as the Spiller & Burr moved from the Confederate capital to Atlanta, Georgia. In Atlanta, the company encountered difficulty producing the revolvers in quantity due to a shortage of labor and problems raw materials. Includes a typed transcript of the letter.