Box 132
Container
Contains 14 Collections and/or Records:
Varina Howell Davis Letters, 1899 - 1900
File — Box: 132, Folder: 5
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:
1899 - 1900
Robert Henry Savage to Madam. Camp Columbia, Marinao, Cuba., 1899 February 4
Item — Box: 132, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Writes of the discomforts and hardships and of his unhappiness while on duty in Cuba during the Spanish American War. Also mentions General Lee being on duty there.
Dates:
1899 February 4
Lady Nina Napier to Mrs. Jefferson Davis. Selkirk, Scotland., 1899 February 7
Item — Box: 132, Folder: 5
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:
1899 February 7
V.D. to Mrs. Beale. Beauvoir House., 1899 April 16
Item — Box: 132, Folder: 5
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:
1899 April 16
Wm. Preston Johnson to Mrs. Davis. New Orleans., 1899 April 18
Item — Box: 132, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Mentions his disgust with the present administration and the events in Cuba and the Philippines.
Dates:
1899 April 18
(Varina) to Daughter. 157 State Street., 1899 June 21
Item — Box: 132, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Concerns statue of Jefferson and the difficulties involved in the process of its being completed.
Dates:
1899 June 21
Jno. W. Daniel to Madam. Lynchburg, Virginia., 1899 July 18
Item — Box: 132, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Writes Mrs. Davis that she has done him a very great honor in inviting him to write the epitaph of Jefferson Davis.
Dates:
1899 July 18
V. Jefferson Davis to Carrie. Montpelier, Vermont., 1899 July 31
Item — Box: 132, Folder: 5
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:
1899 July 31
John Dimity to Mrs. Davis. New Orleans., 1899 December 25
Item — Box: 132, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Expresses profound reverence for Jefferson Davis and encloses a tribute to him.
Dates:
1899 December 25
Julia d. Grant to Mrs. Jefferson Davis. Washington., 1900 March 6, 1900.
Item — Box: 132, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Note thanking Mrs. Davis for her kind attention to her and to her daughter. Also mentions that she hopes Mrs. Davis will soon be coming to Washington and that they will have the pleasure of seeing her.
Dates:
1900 March 6, 1900.
W.J. Green to Friend. Fayetteville, N.C., 1900 May 16
Item — Box: 132, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Asks if she can make them the long promised visit. Would also like to know if she will attend the Louisville Reunion.
Dates:
1900 May 16
Isaiah T. Montgomery to Mrs. Varina. Mount Bayou, Miss., 1900 September 8.
Item — Box: 132, Folder: 5
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:
1900 September 8.
Varina Jefferson Davis to Cousin. New York City., 1900 October 16
Item — Box: 132, Folder: 5
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:
1900 October 16
V. Jefferson Davis to Carrie. The Girard., 1900 November 9
Item — Box: 132, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
-to Carrie Phelan-information supplied by Rice University.
Dates:
1900 November 9