Reevaluation of the St. Albams Raiders

[RJNorton]

John, I have a question about the papers that came from Richmond that verified that the raid was a legitimate military action sanctioned (ordered?) by the Confederate government. Were these papers signed by Jefferson Davis? Or Judah Benjamin? Do these papers exist nowadays? I would be interested in seeing what they said or how things were worded. Many thanks if images of the papers could be posted on the forum.