Papers, 1862-1887.

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Papers, 1862-1887.

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Includes a letter, Sept. 3, 1862 (photocopy), to the Gov. of South Carolina concerning the execution of the conscription law passed by the Confederate States of America; printed broadside, Jan. 5, 1863, issued by Davis in answer to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation; letter, Feb. 4, 1887, Davis to Mrs. Mary Meredith refusing assistance from Texas friends.

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Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library

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Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library

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