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- catalog abstract "Correspondence of Davis and his wife Varina (Howell) Davis; drafts of speeches; newspaper clippings of articles and letters by and about Davis and his home; and two drafts of military reports to Davis concerning the Battle of Monterey (1846) in the Mexican War. Davis' papers (chiefly 1851-60) relate primarily to Mississippi politics, to such pre-war national issues as a southern transcontinental railroad, admission of California as a state and an independent southern nation, and to his capture. Principal correspondents of Davis include Amos B. Corwine, Hamlet J. Harris, William Maynadier, Philip A. Roach, and Crafts J. Wright. Mrs. Davis' papers (chiefly 1889-1906) relate mainly to her husband's capture, to family and personal matters, and to the conversion of Beauvoir (Davis' home) to a home for Confederate veterans. Her correspondents include Judge A. McKimbrough, his wife, Mrs. Mary Hunter Southworth Kimbrough, Major William H. Morgan, and Mrs. Martha Phillips.".
- catalog contributor b3275731.
- catalog contributor b3275732.
- catalog contributor b3275733.
- catalog coverage "Confederate States of America History Sources.".
- catalog date "1835".
- catalog description "Correspondence of Davis and his wife Varina (Howell) Davis; drafts of speeches; newspaper clippings of articles and letters by and about Davis and his home; and two drafts of military reports to Davis concerning the Battle of Monterey (1846) in the Mexican War. Davis' papers (chiefly 1851-60) relate primarily to Mississippi politics, to such pre-war national issues as a southern transcontinental railroad, admission of California as a state and an independent southern nation, and to his capture. Principal correspondents of Davis include Amos B. Corwine, Hamlet J. Harris, William Maynadier, Philip A. Roach, and Crafts J. Wright. Mrs. Davis' papers (chiefly 1889-1906) relate mainly to her husband's capture, to family and personal matters, and to the conversion of Beauvoir (Davis' home) to a home for Confederate veterans. Her correspondents include Judge A. McKimbrough, his wife, Mrs. Mary Hunter Southworth Kimbrough, Major William H. Morgan, and Mrs. Martha Phillips.".
- catalog description "President of the Confederate States of America.".
- catalog description "Reel 1 (1835-1859) -- Reel 2 (1860-1889)".
- catalog extent "ca. 500 items.".
- catalog issued "1835".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog spatial "Confederate States of America History Sources.".
- catalog spatial "Confederate States of America".
- catalog subject "Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Archives.".
- catalog subject "Davis, Varina, 1826-1906.".
- catalog subject "Presidents Confederate States of America Archives.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Reel 1 (1835-1859) -- Reel 2 (1860-1889)".
- catalog title "Papers 1835-1913 microform.".