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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 to Gov. John Letcher re: asking Virginia to join CSA and sending Stephens

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02285 Author/Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Place Written: Montgomery Type: Letter signed Date: 1861/04/19 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 34 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Signed as President of the Confederacy. Also sending Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens to negotiate alliance.

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Civil War
Confederate States of America
Secession
Government and Civics
Confederate General or Leader
The American Civil War

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