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Robert Toombs papers
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Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885 |
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1850-1883, 1939 |
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The collection consists of correspondence of Robert Toombs from 1850-1883. Toombs writes to Julia Ann Toombs while serving
in the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C., and while serving in the Civil War. Correspondence concerns family matters with some
political matters mentioned. Of particular interest are several letters from Alexander Stephens to Mrs. Toombs discussing
political and family matters. The collection also includes letters to George Walker Crawford, and his son-in-law, Samuel W.
Mays, regarding lands owned by Toombs in Tarrant County, Texas.
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ms618 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Robert Toombs letters to Julia Ann DuBose Toombs
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Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885 |
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Dates: |
1850-1867 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from Robert Toombs to his wife, Julia Ann DuBose Toombs in Washington, Wilkes County,
Georgia from 1850-1867. During 1850-1859 his letters come from Washington, D.C. while he served in the U.S. Senate. During
the Civil War, he wrote from Virginia (1862) and Atlanta, Georgia (1864). Following the war, letters are written from Paris
(1866-67) while he was in exile. The correspondence generally discusses current events; his land holdings in South Georgia,
Alabama, and Texas; people; other soldiers; and his wish to be with his wife and family.
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ms1785 |
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Hargrett Library |
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