Alexander H. Stephens Papers, 1784-1886 1850-1883.

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Alexander H. Stephens Papers, 1784-1886 1850-1883.

The Alexander H. Stephens Papers consist primarily of correspondence. The letters concern Stephens' Georgia plantation and include some letters from his slaves. The correspondence is especially concerned with politics, in Georgia, on the national level, and in the Confederacy during the Civil War. Topics include secession, the formation of the Confederacy, the progress of the war, the eventual defeat of the Confederate armies, and Reconstruction.

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