to General C.J. Wright

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 to General C.J. Wright

GLC00578

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GLC#
GLC00578
Type
Letters
Date
December 8, 1877
Author/Creator
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Title
to General C.J. Wright
Place Written
Missi. City
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

In the letter, Jefferson Davis writes about his political future and Reconstruction. Davis upholds the secessionist notion of the Union: "The word Union implies volition among the members...." The location where the letter was written is possibly Mississippi City or Missouri City.

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