Box 131
Container
Contains 15 Collections and/or Records:
Varina Howell Davis Letters , 1869
File — Box: 131, Folder: 4
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:
1869
W. F. Brand to Mrs. Davis. Emmorton, Md., 1869 January 14
Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
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:
1869 January 14
Varina Davis to Lize. No. 18 Upper Gloucester Place, Dorset Square., 1869 April 20
Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
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:
1869 April 20
J. Greenwood to Mrs. Davis. 70 Lowndes Square., approximately 1869 June 23
Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Expresses concern over her illness and his hopes of seeing her.
Dates:
approximately 1869 June 23
Lord Henry Percy to Mrs. Jefferson Davis., 1869 July 10
Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
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:
1869 July 10
(Varina) to beloved. 18 Upper Gloucester Place., 1869 September 27
Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Writes of her sadness and of the children’s in his absence.
Dates:
1869 September 27
(Varina) to Husband., 1869 October 2
Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Writes of the necessity of getting a governess for Maggie because of a back ailment which will prevent her attending a convent.
Dates:
1869 October 2
Varina Davis to Husband., 1869 October 16
Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
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:
1869 October 16
V. Davis to Husband. 18 Upper Gloucester Place. season., 1869 December 3
Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Tells him of her illness and the children’s and her loneliness for him especially at the Christmas season.
Dates:
1869 December 3
George Moffatt to Mrs. Jefferson Davis. London., 1869 December 18
Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Expresses his admiration for Jefferson Davis.
Dates:
1869 December 18
Wife to Husband. 18 Upper Gloster Place. , 1869 December 20
Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Tells him of her plans for Christmas and asking that he make the decisions for their future.
Dates:
1869 December 20
Charles and Ellen McKay to Mrs. Davis. Boxhill Surrey., 1869 December 21
Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
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:
1869 December 21
(Varina) to Husband., 1869 December 28
Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
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:
1869 December 28
Mary Ahern to Davis. (Liverpool)., approximately 1869
Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Writes mostly of the children’s health. Also mentions some domestic problems.
Dates:
approximately 1869
Evelyn DeWinton to Mrs. Davis. 3 St. Thomas' Terrace, Charlton Woolwith., approximately 1869 Friday
Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
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 1869 Friday