Jefferson Davis papers, ca. 1853-1902 [manuscript].

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Jefferson Davis papers, ca. 1853-1902 [manuscript].

Scattered letters to friends from Jefferson Davis and other items, including a typescript of a letter from Judah P. Benjamin, 1880, and a letter from A. D. Heineman to Davis, 1863.

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Heineman, A. D.

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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...