| Summary: | In the letter Lapsley discusses the foundry in Selma that might be purchased by the Confederate government; he mentions the property, buildings, equipment, and cost. He also describes the iron that could be easily supplied from Shelby County: "From my knowledge of the iron, and from every information received, I am confident that the iron is unsurpassed, indeed I believe I may say, unequalled, by any which has yet been discovered in the Confederate states. It is of fine texture, and very tough and strong, and (so I am assured) is not subject to oxydize [sic] like most other iron. These are qualities which render it peculiarly fit for the manufacture of arms."
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