Jefferson Davis letters and related materials collection
Jefferson Davis letters and related materials collection
Original handwritten letters between U.S. Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his government and military colleagues, and his wife, Varina. Colleagues include General William H. Emory, Senator Stephen A. Douglas, Sidney W. Burbank, Secretary of War John B. Floyd, General Joseph E. Johnston, Col. Abraham Myers, General James Chesnut, and William H. Sanders. The bulk of the letters date from the 1850s and 1860s. Additional materials are letters to and from other persons, U.S. and Confederate imprints, newspapers and other related ephemera.
- Access Restrictions
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This material is open for research. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.
- Dates
- Creation: 1838 - 1890
- Extent
- 0.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
- Related Names
- Davis, Varina Howell
- Floyd, John B. (John Buchanan)
- Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold)
- Myers, Abraham C.
- James Chesnut, 1815-1885
- Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston)
- Davis, Jefferson
- Language of Materials
- English
Jefferson Davis to Joseph E. Davis, Jan. 2, 1838
Jefferson Davis to Varina Howell, Jan. 31, 1845
Jefferson Davis to Thomas S. Jesup, May 26, 1846
Jefferson Davis to Varina Howell Davis, Dec. 10, 1846
Jefferson Davis to Robert J. Walker, Dec. 9, 1847
Jefferson Davis to Varina Howell Davis, Jan. 3, 1848
- Dates
- Creation: Jan. 3, 1848
Walter Cunningham to Jefferson Davis, June 7, [1848]
Jefferson Davis to Francis J. Lynch, Feb. 25, 1850
Ferdinand L. Claiborne to Jefferson Davis, May 25, 1850
Jefferson Davis account with William Laughlin & Co., Mar. 19, 1850
Jefferson Davis et al. to William A. Graham and Thomas Corwin, Feb. 18, 1851
Horatio J. Harris to Jefferson Davis, Apr. 17, 1851
Jefferson Davis to Asbury Dickins, Nov. 30, 1851
Jefferson Davis to Thomas J. Durant, Feb. 17, 1853
Jefferson Davis order re discharges, May 2, 1853
Henry K. Craig to Jefferson Davis, June 8, 1853
Henry K. Craig to Jefferson Davis, Feb. 9, 1854
Henry L. Heiskell to Thomas Lawson, with Jefferson Davis endorsement, June 17, 1854
William H. Emory to Jefferson Davis, with Davis endorsement, Aug. 14, 1854
Jefferson Davis to Stephen A. Douglas, Feb. 7, 1855
Jefferson Davis to Alexandre Vattemare, May 5, 1855
Jefferson Davis to Persifor F. Smith, May 25, 1855
William R. Andrews to Henry K. Craig, with Jefferson Davis endorsement, Nov. 7, 1855
Jefferson Davis endorsement to [John G. Barnard], Feb. 13, 1856
Jefferson Davis to Anthony Hyde, Mar. 6, 1856
Nathaniel P. Banks to Jefferson Davis, Apr. 5, 1856
Jefferson Davis to Jesse D. Bright, William H. English, S. Miller, July 11, 1856
Jefferson Davis to Alexander H. Bowman, July 18, 1856
A. O. P. Nicholson to Jefferson Davis, Jan. 19, 1857
Jefferson Davis to E. E. Bradbury, Dec. 31, 1858
Jefferson Davis to William J. Hardee, May 30, 1859
Sidney W. Burbank to Jefferson Davis, with Davis endorsement to John B. Floyd, Sept. 24, 1859
Jefferson Davis to John J. Pettus, Dec. 29, 1859
Jefferson Davis to Montgomery C. Meigs, July 25, 1860
Jefferson Davis to Francis W. Pickens, Jan. 19, 1861
Jefferson Davis to John F. Callan, Feb. 7, 1861
Francis H. Hatch to Jefferson Davis, Sept. 6, 1861
Thomas O. Moore et al. to Jefferson Davis, Sept. 6, 1861
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Jefferson Davis letters and related materials collection, MS 005, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
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Jefferson Davis letters and related materials collection, MS 005, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. https://archives.library.rice.edu/repositories/2/resources/5 Accessed April 17, 2025.