[ Autographs ] (Burning Cotton) Interesting D.S. 1p. 9in x 3.5in, Yazoo Co., Mississippi, July 15, 1862, a partly-printed receipt for cotton burned by the Confederates so as not to fall into the hands ofUnion troops! It reads, in part: '...By order of Gen. M. L. Smith I hereby certify... I burnt 347 bales of cotton weighing average of 425lbs.... Signed at bottom: "H. M. Thompson Lt Yazoo Rangers". Fine.