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Papers of Jefferson Davis : 1871-1879.
Title:
Papers of Jefferson Davis : 1871-1879.
Author:
Davis, Jefferson.
ISBN:
9780807139073
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (821 pages)
Series:
The Papers of Jefferson Davis
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Editorial Staff -- Editorial Method -- Editorial Symbols and Abbreviations -- Repository Symbols -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Chronology 1871-1879 -- The Papers of Jefferson Davis Volume 13 1871-1879 -- 1871:From Benjamin T. Montgomery … February 20 -- Speech in Selma … March [20] -- To Virginia Tunstall Clay … March 29 -- To Frank H. Alfriend … April 28 -- Speech in Augusta … May 25 -- Speech in Atlanta … May 27 -- To Carey W. Styles … June 5 -- To Varina Howell Davis … June 7 -- To Varina Howell Davis … June 30 -- To A. Dudley Mann … July 15 -- Public Statement … July 21 -- To A. Dudley Mann … November 7 -- To C. C. Clay … December 29 -- 1872:To J. H. D. Bowmar … March 31 -- To J. Stoddard Johnston … July 29 -- To Oscella Harris Blandy … August 6 -- To Varina Howell Davis … September 29 -- To Louise Whistler Helm … October 29 -- 1873:To Varina Howell Davis … January 14 -- To A. J. B. Beresford Hope … May 15 -- Speech at the Southern Historical Convention … August 18 -- To Varina Howell Davis … August 24 -- Interview with Memphis Appeal … August 30 -- To Varina Howell Davis … September 7 -- Remarks in Vicksburg … December 27 -- To Varina Howell Davis … December 29 -- 1874:To Varina Howell Davis … January 21 -- To Varina Howell Davis … February 26-March 3 -- To William Preston Johnston … March 5 -- To Varina Howell Davis … March 29-April 2 -- To Varina Howell Davis … April 26 -- To William Preston Johnston … June 13 -- To Jefferson Davis, Jr… . July 21 -- Speech in Memphis … August 28 -- To Philip Phillips … September 26 -- To Varina Howell Davis … October 30 -- To John C. Breckinridge … December 26 -- 1875:To Varina Howell Davis … March 10 -- Speech in Houston … May 11 -- To Varina Howell Davis … May 15 -- To William F. Mellen … May 27 -- To Dabney H. Maury … August 2.

To William Mercer Green … August 18 -- To Varina Howell Davis … October 28 -- To Varina Howell Davis … November 9 -- To Varina Howell Davis … December 3 -- 1876:To Varina Howell Davis … January 11 -- To Margaret Davis Hayes … January 19 -- To Stilson Hutchins … February 12 -- To J. William Jones … May 10 -- To Varina Howell Davis … [October 28] -- To A. Dudley Mann … November 10 -- To Varina Howell Davis … December 24 -- 1877:To Margaret Davis Hayes … February 1 -- To Varina Howell Davis … February 26 -- To Margaret Davis Hayes … March 26 -- To William Preston Johnston … April 14 -- To Varina Howell Davis … May 1 -- To John H. Reagan … August 9 -- 1878:To Varina Howell Davis … February 16 -- To William Preston Johnston … March 26 -- To Crafts J. Wright … June 3 -- To Frank Stringfellow … June 4 -- To J. Addison Hayes … June 18 -- To J. Addison Hayes … October 12 -- To Varina Anne Davis … November 27 -- 1879:To Varina Howell Davis … January 12 -- To Varina Howell Davis … March 15 -- To James Lyons … May 15 -- Speech in Pascagoula … June 4 -- To Mary Thompson Negus … August 4 -- To Susan Bullitt Dixon … September 27 -- To J. Addison Hayes … December 27 -- Manuscript Material for Rise and Fall or for Proposed Autobiography [1877-80] -- Addenda, 1841-70 -- Sources -- Index.
Abstract:
Volume 13 of The Papers of Jefferson Davis follows the former president of the Confederacy as he becomes head of the Carolina Life Insurance Company of Memphis and attempts to gain a financial foothold for his newly reunited family. Having lost everything in the Civil War and spent two years immediately afterwards in federal prison, Davis faced a mounting array of financial woes, health problems, and family illnesses and tragedies in the 1870s. Despite setbacks during this decade, Davis also began a quest to rehabilitate his image and protect his historical legacy.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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