Coll. 0011 - Jefferson Davis Papers, 1862-1882Includes several letters and telegramshttps://dspace.wlu.edu/handle/11021/239982024-03-29T09:42:21Z2024-03-29T09:42:21ZAn Address to the People of the Free States by the President of the Southern Confederacy (correspondence)https://dspace.wlu.edu/handle/11021/238642022-08-31T13:02:30ZAn Address to the People of the Free States by the President of the Southern Confederacy (correspondence)
In response to Lincoln's proclamation declaring the slaves within the Confederacy to be free and available for use in the army, the President of the Confederacy proclaims that all negroes will be slaves -- " . . . That the proper condition of the negro is slavery, or a complete subjection to the white man . . ."; Thereare two files available: a PDF and a JPG which were created from scans of the original document. There is no transcription of this document.
Letter from Jefferson Davis to Mrs. Mary Meridith, February 4, 1887 (correspondence)https://dspace.wlu.edu/handle/11021/238632022-08-31T13:02:30ZLetter from Jefferson Davis to Mrs. Mary Meridith, February 4, 1887 (correspondence)
Davis is turning down a proposal by Meredith with the wish that, "Please let the matter remain as if it had never been suggested . . . "; There are several files available. One is a PDF which was created from scans of the original document. The others are JPGs created from scans of each page of the original document. There is no transcription of this document.
Telegram from Jefferson Davis to Genl. Lee, July 16, 1865 (correspondence)https://dspace.wlu.edu/handle/11021/238402022-08-31T13:02:30ZTelegram from Jefferson Davis to Genl. Lee, July 16, 1865 (correspondence)
Discusses future movements of Butler's Division and Young's Brigade.; There are two files available: a JPG and a PDF which were created from scans of the original document. There is no transcription of this document.
Telegram from Jefferson Davis to Genl. J. E. Johnston, July 18, 1863 (correspondence)https://dspace.wlu.edu/handle/11021/238392022-08-31T13:02:30ZTelegram from Jefferson Davis to Genl. J. E. Johnston, July 18, 1863 (correspondence)
In reply to Johnston's dispatch which informed of his retreat from Jackson, Davis discusses troop movements.; There is one file available: a PDF which was created from scans of the original document. There is no transcription of this document.