John W. Reid papers, 1863-1864

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John W. Reid papers, 1863-1864

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A certificate of the election by the Virginia Legislature of Allen T. Caperton to the Senate of the Confederate States. Attested by George W. Munford, Secretary (1863 Jan. 19); letter from Jefferson Davis to the Congress of the Confederate States regarding the accompanying communication from J.P. Benjamin, Secretary of State. Richmond. (gift of Mrs. John W. Reid, Detroit, June 29, 1925);

0.2 linear ft. (1 wallet)

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Caperton, Allen Taylor, 1810-1876

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Reid, John W., b. 1872

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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...