Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 to Crafts J. Wright re: vehement denial of claims that Davis started the war

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GLC#
GLC06784
Type
Letters
Date
1876/02/12
Author/Creator
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Title
to Crafts J. Wright re: vehement denial of claims that Davis started the war
Place Written
Memphis, Tennessee
Pagination
8 p. : Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 20.1 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Signature removed. Davis denies that he "instigated and precipitated" the Civil War, and that he "left the U.S. Govt. to be made Presdt. of the Confederate Govt." Davis also addresses the questions of "Negro" Troops and exchange of "Negro" prisoners. With asterisked noted written upside down at top of p. 7.

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