Cobb family papers, 1859-1919.

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Cobb family papers, 1859-1919.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38478087

The collection consists of papers of the Howell Cobb, Sr. and the Cobb family of Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. Consists primarily of correspondence to or from Howell Cobb Sr. and concerns mainly news of family and friends, law cases, and a few references to Reconstruction politics. One letter, dated Jan. 31, 1887 to Howell Cobb Jr. from Burton Harrison, discusses exiled Southerners living in Europe, meeting Jefferson and Mrs. Davis, and the improbability of Davis being brought to trial.

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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404731

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868

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Howell Cobb (September 7, 1815-October 9, 1868) was an American lawyer and diplomat. He served as congressman (1843-51; 1855-57), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1849-51), governor of Georgia (1851-53), and secretary of the treasury (1857-60). Following Georgia's secession from the Union in 1861, he served as president of the Provisional Confederate Congress (1861-62) and a major general of the Confederate army. Cobb was born in Jefferson County on September 7, 1815, the eldest ...

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...

Cobb family.

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Howell Cobb (1815-1868), lawyer, politician, Civil War officer, born in Jefferson County, Georgia. Cobb married Mary Ann Lamar and children included John A., Lamar, Howell, Jr., Mary Ann, and Sarah Cobb. From the description of Cobb family papers, 1859-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478087 ...

Cobb, Howell, 1842-1909.

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Howell Cobb Jr. (1842-1909), lawyer, of Athens, Georgia. From the description of Howell Cobb Jr. family papers, 1859-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477922 ...