Box 127

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...

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...

Scope and Contents Tells of his efforts to settle the affairs of the estate and mentions his anxiety over no word from home.

Scope and Contents Expresses his anxiety in not hearing from her.

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...

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...

Scope and Contents A report on Jefferson Davis, Jr. and granting him a short furlough to meet his mother and father in Baltimore.

Scope and Contents States that his trip has been of no value and that he has done everything but to ask for money as a personal favor. Feels that his prospects for future business has been seriously damaged.

Scope and Contents Short Letter saying that he arrived in Baltimore. Pertains mostly to business matters which have been disagreeable to him.

Scope and Contents A rather despondent letter which says that he has been delayed and that he is unable to report any favorable results. He also says that he has done much and will do whatever he can to avoid a total failure.

Scope and Contents Writes that the arrangements which he had made in Baltimore by which he hoped to get rid of the company’s troubles has failed by something which happened after he left there. He does not know how to account for it.

Scope and Contents Says that he arrived in Memphis and that he was making another attempt to wind up their affairs. Loss of his investment as well as his past labor is probable, but hopes that he will be exempt from blame.

Scope and Contents Writes of the new Rector in St. Lazarus and of their old friends. Says that he hopes to save the policy holders in the Carolina Insurance Co., and though his conscience will be easy his pocket may be empty. He hopes the matter will be closed shortly and he no desire to tarry there and would like to know how to dispose of their household effects.

Scope and Contents News of their friends in Liverpool and he also mentions business matters at home.