Letter: Fredericksburg, Virginia, to the Duke of Argyll, Inverary Castle, Scotland, 1863 September 12.

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Letter: Fredericksburg, Virginia, to the Duke of Argyll, Inverary Castle, Scotland, 1863 September 12.

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Miss Grinnan writes a letter of introduction for Dr. Albert Taylor Bledsoe to accompany him on his mission to London for Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Grinnan also informed the Duke about civilian life conditions after the Battle of Fredericksburg and how the northern newspapers distort the situation. A note on this photostatic copy indicates the letter was never delivered to the duke.

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Bledsoe, Albert Taylor, 1809-1877

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Albert Taylor Bledsoe (1809-1877), a Confederate official, editor, and author, was the first-born son of Moses Ousley and Sophia Childress Taylor. A fellow student of Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee at West Point Military Academy in 1830, Bledsoe performed military duty at western Indian forts. After graduating from Kenyon College in Ohio, he taught mathematics and French at Kenyon and later Miami University. He praticed law for ten years in Springfield, Illinois from 1838-48 but returned to t...

Grinnan, Cornelia.

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Albert Taylor Bledsoe (1809-1877), a Confederate official, editor, and author, was the first-born son of Moses Ousley and Sophia Childress Taylor. A fellow student of Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee at West Point Military Academy in 1830, Bledsoe performed military duty at western Indian forts. After graduating from Kenyon College in Ohio, he taught mathematics and French at Kenyon and later Miami University. He practiced law for ten years in Springfield, Illinois from 1838-48 but returned to ...

Argyll, George Douglas Campbell, duke of, 1823-1900

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George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll in the peerage of Scotland, and 1st Duke of Argyll in the peerage of the United Kingdom, politician and scientist. From the description of George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll manuscript material : 1 item, 1891 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 80786960 From the guide to the George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll manuscript material : 1 item, 1891, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collectio...