Jefferson Davis to Dear Winnie. Executive Chamber, Washington, D.C., 1853 October 28
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 4
Series Description
From the Series:
This series contains correspondence, both outgoing and incoming. Most of the materials are of a personal nature between Davis and his wife, children, or other family members. It includes letters from Mary Custis Lee and Braxton Bragg, as well as letters from Davis to General Robert E. Lee, General Josiah Gorgas, and prominent Tuscaloosa businessman, Robert Jemison. In addition to his correspondence, there are a few of Davis’s writings such as his inauguration speech and the first draft of "Prefatory Introduction" to the The Rise and Fall of the Confederate States.
Dates
- 1853 October 28
Container Summary
1 original.
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Series: 1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
1 original.
Creator
- From the Collection: Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Phillip) (Person)
- From the Collection: Pierce, Franklin (Person)
- From the Collection: Shorter, John Gill (Person)
- From the Collection: Davis, Varina (Person)
- From the Collection: Davis, Jefferson (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository