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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1808 - 1889

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

James J. Dana papers

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT oversize-Ayer-MS-3003
Abstract Military commissions and appointments, 1841-1882, with some transmittal letters, and an 1890 certificate of membership in the Washington, D.C. Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Includes an 1841 Massachusetts Militia commission and nine appointments issued and signed by U.S. Presidents Pierce, Lincoln, Johnson, and Arthur, and Secretaries of War Jefferson Davis, Edwin Stanton, and Robert T. Lincoln to regular and brevet ranks in the 4th Artillery Regiment, 1855-1857, and the...
Dates: 1841-1890

Jefferson Davis letter to James C. Derby

 File
Identifier: Midwest-MS-215
Abstract

A letter to book publisher James C. Derby from Jefferson Davis, dated Febuary 1, 1881. A typed transcription of the letter is also included.

Dates: 1881

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Autographs (Provenance) -- United States -- 19th century 1
Commissions -- Massachusetts -- 1801-1850 1
Commissions -- United States -- 1851-1900 1
Manuscripts, American 1
Military appointments 1