Letter - Jefferson Davis

 
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letter - Jefferson Davis
Letter - Jefferson Davis
letter - Jefferson Davis
letter - Jefferson Davis

Letter - Jefferson Davis

Object number2024.009.01a-d
Date1887
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsa. 3 6/16 x 6 inches b. 7 14/16 x 5 1/4 inches c. 3 x 4 7/16 inches d. 4 3/16 x 2 1/2 inches
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionA letter written to a Mr. Brown by Jefferson Davis on April 13, 1887. The worn letter is postmarked April 14, 1887 from Beavoir, Mississippi. Included with the letter is a small black and white daguerreotype of Davis taken by New Orleans photographer William Watson Washburn.

Beavoir, which is located in Biloxi, Mississippi, was the home of Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), the first and only president of the Confederate States (1861-1865).

a. envelope
b. letter
c. photo cover
d. daguerreotype
Status
Not on view