Box 129

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 note and stated that he was enclosing twenty dollars.

Scope and Contents Writes mostly of business matters concerning Brierfield.

Scope and Contents Writes of an incident that occurred during the Civil War concerning a little dog.

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 An affectionate note to his daughter.

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 Writes of his delay en route to New Orleans due to engine trouble.

Scope and Contents Enclosed a deed from W.K. Reeves to be sent to Jefferson Davis giving him the title to the old homestead. Also contains a copy of the deed.

Scope and Contents Enclosed a copy of the deed to Jefferson Davis’s birthplace a Baptist church is to be built on the spot and a marble table with inscription recording it as his birthplace

Scope and Contents Invitation to attend the dedication of the new church which has been built on Jefferson Davis’s old homestead.

Scope and Contents Mentions the many problems facing him at Brierfield – especially labor.