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Contributor
Frank and Virginia Williams
Description
This handwritten letter, dated July 2, 1856, is written from Jefferson Davis to Andrew Jackson, Jr. The letter acknowledges the receipt of a letter and responds to that letter's request for furlough for a cadet under Jackson's command. This letter was found tipped in between pages 4 and 5 of volume two of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Publication Date
7-21-1856
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Publisher
New York : The Century Co
Time Period
1850-1859
Subjects
Davis, Jefferson, 1808 – 1889
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 1 leaf
Format (digital)
Digital ID
FVW_NH_V2_1856-07-02_Letter_001
Source
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2, pages 4-5
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
E457 .N653 2011 V.2, pages 4-5, Original Documents and Original photographs in Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln , Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries