Robert Augustus Toombs letter to John C. Breckinridge, 1867 April 30

Summary

Creator:

Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885

Date:

1867 April 30

Extent:

1 folder(s) (1 letter)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Robert Augustus Toombs letter to John C. Breckinridge, ms 1603. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter: dated Washington, Georgia, April 30, 1867, "Dear Breckinridge," signed "R. Toombs," regarding passage of the Reconstruction Act (1867) in Congress and its effect upon the attitudes of Southerners, the administration of Governor Joseph E. Brown, the Republican Radicals in Congress, the state of crops and agriculture in Georgia, and the possible emigration of former Confederates to Brazil. The collection also includes a transcript of the letter.

Biographical / historical:

Robert Augustus Toombs (1810-1885), U.S. Senator and Congressman, Confederate Secretary of State, and Confederate General.

For more information, see the article Robert Toombs (1810-1885) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia and his congressional biography.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

American Confederate voluntary exiles -- Georgia
Agriculture -- Georgia
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Georgia.

Names:

Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875 -- Correspondence

Places:

United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.

Preferred citation:

Robert Augustus Toombs letter to John C. Breckinridge, ms 1603. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.