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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 to Thomas Taylor

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04068 Author/Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Place Written: Beauvoir, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 7, 1881 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 19 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Regrets his inability to attend a Mexican War reunion. Reminisces about the war and expresses his feeling that veterans should be remembered and honored.

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Taylor, Thomas, fl. 1881

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