Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868 to Henry L. Benning
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00771 Author/Creator: Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868 Place Written: Macon, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 25, 1866 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy
Cobb, former President of the Confederate Provisional Congress, requests Supreme Court reports from Benning, Confederate General and former Georgia State Supreme Court Justice. Bitterly discusses legal property cases during reconstruction, claiming that Radicals in Congress are attempting to force the District Attorney "to account for their failure to prosecute such cases. I am inclined to the opinion that the Radicals have abandoned blood and turned their attention to plunder."
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