Southern Confederacy
[Atlanta, Ga], October 2, 1861
And brown at that. The paper maker has disappointed us. We have made every possible effort to get paper, and have failed. It is not at the mills, or elsewhere within our reach.
We have no assurance of paper–even for a half sheet–for tomorrow. We have it promised to us for Friday’s issue. We shall get it earlier, if possible; but if you get no paper tomorrow, you may know it is for the want of paper.