Alexander H. Stephens letters to J. Glancy Jones


Descriptive Summary
Title: Alexander H. Stephens letters to J. Glancy Jones
Creator: Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883
Inclusive Dates: 1868, 1871-1872
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms2501
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Alexander Hamilton Stephens (1812-1883) was a lawyer, politician, vice president of the Confederate States of America, and Georgia governor.

For more information, see the article Alexander Stephens (1812-1883) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia and his congressional biography.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of five letters from Alexander H. Stephens to J. Glancy Jones of Reading, Pennsylvania that discusses national politics, including Chief Justice Salmon Chase's political views, a resolution passed by Pennsylvania Democrats endorsing the Reconstruction amendments, and the 1872 presidential election.