E.C. Laughlin to Jefferson Davis. Diamond Place. , 1871 January 14

Item — Box: 127, Folder: 2

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

Creation: 1871 January 14

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)

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