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Government, Law and Politics

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Jefferson Davis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0404
Abstract

This is a collection of mostly personal correspondence of Jefferson Davis and his family members, in both the United States and Europe. This collection also includes three folders of photographs and other visual materials.

Dates: 1823-1917

United States President, Cabinet, and House of Representatives, 34th Congress, Autograph Book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0356
Abstract

Book containing the autographs of President Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) and his Cabinet, as well as those of virtually all members of the United States House of Representatives during the 34th Congress (3 December 1855 - 4 March 1857). The book also has the autograph of Confederate General Edmund W. Pettus, written in 1903 while he was a U.S. Senator.

Dates: 1855-1903