Papers, 1860-1952 1863-1864 (bulk).

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Papers, 1860-1952 1863-1864 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16822070

Correspondence, photocopies, and transcripts of and relating to Rose Greenhow and her activities on behalf of the Confederate States of America. The bulk of the collection consists of letters, 1863-1864, from Greenhow to Alexander Robinson Boteler (1815-1892) reporting on the bombardment (July 1863) of Charleston, S.C., interviews with Confederate officers, and her mission to Europe, including meetings with Napoleon III, Cardinal Wiseman, and Thomas Carlyle. Also, an 1860 letter to Francis P. Corbin introducing Bishop Kip. Photocopies include a lengthy (though incomplete) letter to Jefferson Davis; a published letter to William H. Seward written while in prison in Washington, D.C.; a newspaper account of her funeral; and a 1952 clipping relating to the cemetery in Wilmington, N.C., where she is buried.

16 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6914290

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick, 1802-1865

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Corbin, Francis Porteus, 1801-1876,

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Boteler, Alexander Robinson, 1815-1892

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Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881

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