Jefferson Davis letter to Mary Lamar Cobb


Descriptive Summary
Title: Jefferson Davis letter to Mary Lamar Cobb
Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Inclusive Dates: 1888 October 2
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s) (1 letter)
Collection Number: ms464
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was a Mexican War hero, U.S. senator from Mississippi, U.S. secretary of war and president of the Confederate States of America throughout the American Civil War.

For more information, see the article "Jefferson Davis" in the Encyclopedia Britannica Online.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of one letter: dated Beauvoir, Mississippi, October 2, 1888, "My dear Mrs. Cobb," signed "Jefferson Davis," regarding allegations that prisoners were starved during confinement at Andersonville Prison, and supplies sent to the prison from General Howell Cobb's plantation.