Maury family papers, 1863-1872.

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Maury family papers, 1863-1872.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38478305

The collection consists of correspondence of the Maury family of Virginia from 1863-1872. Correspondence pertains to the Maury family's support of the Confederate cause during the Civil War and their subsequent voluntary exile to Mexico. The bulk of the letters detail the Maury's life in exile; the people, landscape, and culture of Mexico; and the court of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico.

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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404903

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Confederate States of America

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During the Civil War, the Confederate States of America issued their own currency notes. These circulated like cash, but were technically bills of credit. At the beginning of the war, they circulated widely, but by the end of the war they had lost nearly all their value. Many of the bills remained in private hands after the war and became collectible as memorabilia. Other bills, which the Union Army had confiscated, were in the hands of the United States War Department; it transferred them to th...

Maury family.

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The Maury family of Virginia became voluntary exiles to Mexico following the Civil War. From the description of Maury family papers, 1863-1872. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478305 ...

Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867

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Emperor of Mexico from 1864 to 1867. From the description of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico collection, 1847-1967 (bulk 1853-1867) (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28981462 Formerly Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, Archduke of Austria. From the description of Papers of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1864-1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455828 ...