V. Jefferson Davis to Sir (H.T. Lotham, Esqr.). The Girard, W. 44th St., 1898 May 10

Item — Box: 132, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

Explaining that a letter that was valued so highly as one written by Jefferson Davis concerning the time that Col. Walker Taylor offering to kidnap Mr. Lincoln was actually written and signed by her. She explains that during the last few years of Jefferson Davis’s Life she did most of the writing and signed them as well.

Dates

Creation: 1898 May 10

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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