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Box 131

 Container

Contains 12 Collections and/or Records:

Varina Howell Davis Letters, 1866 August-December

 File — Box: 131, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: This series contains correspondence, both outgoing and incoming. The majority of the correspondence is of a personal nature between Mrs. Davis and her husband, children and other family members. Though the bulk of this series is family correspondence it also includes a letters from Mary Custis Lee, Judah P. Benjamin, Lord Henry Percy, and a short note from Oscar Wilde.
Dates: 1866 August-December

V. D. to Husband. New York Hotel., 1886 August 14

 Item — Box: 131, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents News of the Convention and hopes of getting Davis released from prison soon.
Dates: 1886 August 14

Winnie to old Ban. Lake George., approximately 1866 August 17 Thursday

 Item — Box: 131, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: This series contains correspondence, both outgoing and incoming. The majority of the correspondence is of a personal nature between Mrs. Davis and her husband, children and other family members. Though the bulk of this series is family correspondence it also includes a letters from Mary Custis Lee, Judah P. Benjamin, Lord Henry Percy, and a short note from Oscar Wilde.
Dates: approximately 1866 August 17 Thursday

Varina Davis to Gen. Nelson A. Miles for Mr. Jefferson Davis. Montreal., 1866 August 18

 Item — Box: 131, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Found all very well—Will leave here Tuesday. Are you all well.
Dates: 1866 August 18

Varina Davis to Mr. Greely. Fortress Monroe, Va., 1866 September 2

 Item — Box: 131, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: This series contains correspondence, both outgoing and incoming. The majority of the correspondence is of a personal nature between Mrs. Davis and her husband, children and other family members. Though the bulk of this series is family correspondence it also includes a letters from Mary Custis Lee, Judah P. Benjamin, Lord Henry Percy, and a short note from Oscar Wilde.
Dates: 1866 September 2

Wife to Husband., approximately 1886 September

 Item — Box: 131, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Writes him a note to tell him that their little daughter is easy and thinks that she will be alright.
Dates: approximately 1886 September

Varina Davis to Mother., 1866 October 18

 Item — Box: 131, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: This series contains correspondence, both outgoing and incoming. The majority of the correspondence is of a personal nature between Mrs. Davis and her husband, children and other family members. Though the bulk of this series is family correspondence it also includes a letters from Mary Custis Lee, Judah P. Benjamin, Lord Henry Percy, and a short note from Oscar Wilde.
Dates: 1866 October 18

Varina Davis to Mr. Greely. Fortress Monroe, Va., 1866 November 21

 Item — Box: 131, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: This series contains correspondence, both outgoing and incoming. The majority of the correspondence is of a personal nature between Mrs. Davis and her husband, children and other family members. Though the bulk of this series is family correspondence it also includes a letters from Mary Custis Lee, Judah P. Benjamin, Lord Henry Percy, and a short note from Oscar Wilde.
Dates: 1866 November 21

Sister to child (“Jeffy D.” Howell). Fortress Monroe, Va., 1866 November 24

 Item — Box: 131, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Mentions that her husband’s health is better since he has received the parole of the Fort and also mentions family and friends.
Dates: 1866 November 24

Wife to Banny. New York Hotel., 1866 December 8

 Item — Box: 131, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Describes her trip to the east in hopes of getting Davis released from prison.
Dates: 1866 December 8

Your Wife to Bann. Montreal., approximately 1866 December 12

 Item — Box: 131, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Expresses her desire to bring Margaret and Billie back with her because of their poor health if it meets with Davis’s approval.
Dates: approximately 1866 December 12

Winnie to My precious Husband. Montreal., approximately 1866 December 16, Sunday evening

 Item — Box: 131, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: This series contains correspondence, both outgoing and incoming. The majority of the correspondence is of a personal nature between Mrs. Davis and her husband, children and other family members. Though the bulk of this series is family correspondence it also includes a letters from Mary Custis Lee, Judah P. Benjamin, Lord Henry Percy, and a short note from Oscar Wilde.
Dates: approximately 1866 December 16, Sunday evening