Correspondence, 1846-1881.

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Correspondence, 1846-1881.

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Political correspondence of Toombs, discussing state and national politics, the Whig Party, the Kansas Question, the Free Soil Party, the Democratic nomination for president in 1856, a plan for bringing Maryland into the Confederacy, a report of Toombs' Brigade from the battle of Antietam, routine matters such as speaking engagements, and legal affairs. A clipping, 1881, describes Toombs' criticism of Jefferson Davis, the Confederate government and the army.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Free-Soil Party.

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Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885

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Robert Toombs (1810-1885), lawyer, U.S. Senator (1844-1861), Confederate General, married Julia Ann DuBois, resided in Wilkes County, Georgia. From the description of Robert Toombs papers, 1837-1880 (bulk 1850-1866). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477000 Robert Toombs (1810-1885) lawyer, U.S. Senator (1844-1861), Confederate General, married Julia Ann DuBois, resided in Wilkes County, Georgia. From the description of Letters to Julia Ann DuBois Toombs, 1850-186...

Whig Party (U.S.)

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