Box 126
Container
Contains 23 Collections and/or Records:
Jefferson Davis Letters, 1869 - 1870
File — Box: 126, Folder: 12
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...
Dates:
1869 - 1870
Jefferson Davis to Dear Wife (Mrs. Davis), Baltimore. , 1869 October 11
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870
Dates:
1869 October 11
Jefferson Davis to Dear Wife (Mrs. Davis), Baltimore. , 1869 October 15
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Personal and mentions going into the insurance business. In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870
Dates:
1869 October 15
Jefferson Davis to Dear Wife (Mrs. Davis), Vicksburg., 1869 November 9
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Personal and mentions some of his business matters. In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870
Dates:
1869 November 9
Jefferson Davis to Dear Wife (Mrs. Davis), Memphis, Tenn., 1869 November 23
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Personal and mentions his work with an Insurance Company. In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870
Dates:
1869 November 23
Jefferson Davis to Dear Wife (Mrs. Davis), Memphis, Tenn. , 1869 December 4
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Mentions his business affairs. Mentions politics in Mississippi. In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870
Dates:
1869 December 4
Jefferson Davis to Dear Wife (Mrs. Davis), Memphis, Tenn. , 1869 December 12
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1869 December 12
Jefferson Davis to Dear Wife (Mrs. Davis), Memphis, Tenn. , 1869 December 25
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1869 December 25
Jefferson Davis to Dear Wife (Mrs. Davis), Memphis, Tenn. , 1870 January 17
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1870 January 17
Jefferson Davis to Dear Varina (Mrs. Davis), Memphis, Tenn. , 1870 February 26
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1870 February 26
Jefferson Davis to Dear Wife (Mrs. Davis), Vicksburg. , 1870 March 13
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1870 March 13
Edward Haslewood to Dear Sir (Jefferson Davis), London. , 1869 December 1
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Concerns the debts of the state of Mississippi. In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1869 December 1
Jefferson Davis to Dear Sir (Edward Haslewood), Memphis, Tenn. , 1870 January 3
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Concerns the Mississippi bond question and the political situation in Mississippi. In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1870 January 3
Edward Haslewood to Dear Sir (Jefferson Davis), London. , 1870 February 3
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Concerns a compromise for the debts of the state of Mississippi. In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1870 February 3
Jefferson Davis to Dear Sir (Edward Haslewood), Memphis, Tenn. , 1870 February 25
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Concerns the Mississippi bond question. In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1870 February 25
Jefferson Davis to… , 1870 April 3
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Concerns his correspondence and dealings with Edward Haslewood. In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870
Dates:
1870 April 3
Jefferson Davis to…(Mrs. Jefferson Davis)., 1870 April 3
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Tells of his business affairs. In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1870 April 3
Jefferson Davis to My dear Wife (Mrs. Davis), Memphis, Tenn. , 1870 May 17
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1870 May 17
Jefferson Davis to Dear Wife (Mrs. Davis), Memphis, Tenn. , 1870 May 31
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1870 May 31
Jefferson Davis to Mrs. Jefferson Davis Memphis, Tenn. , 1870 June 3
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Contains a post script marked June 4, 1870. In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1870 June 3
Jefferson Davis to Maggie, Jeffn., Billy, & Winnie, Memphis, Tenn. , 1870 June 3
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1870 June 3
Jefferson Davis to My dear Daughter Memphis, Tenn. , 1870 June 27
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Personal and mentions business affairs. In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1870 June 27
Jefferson Davis to Dear Wife, White Sulphur Springs, Va. , 1870 June 3
Item — Box: 126, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Contains a post script marked June 4, 1870. In Red letter book marked Jefferson Davis Letters. 1869-1870.
Dates:
1870 June 3