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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Confederate States

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00699 Author/Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 18 August 1862 Pagination: 24 p. : docket ;. Height: 26.7 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

Address on state of Confederacy and conduct of the war. In the hand of Burton Harrison, Davis's private secretary and signed on last page by Davis.

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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