Jefferson Davis Letter, 1886

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Jefferson Davis Letter, 1886

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Davis wrote his letter Dec. 24, 1886, from Beauvoir, Miss. to Thos. B. Wilder in appreciation for a copy of the resolutions passed by the North Carolina C.S.A. veterans at their Louisburg, North Carolina reunion.

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Wake Forest University - ZSR Library, Z. Smith Reynolds Library

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Wake Forest University - ZSR Library, Z. Smith Reynolds Library

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