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Document Details


Title: Letter from Varina Anne Banks Howell Davis to Margaret Louisa Kempe Howell, January 30, 1846
Document type: Letter
Accessibility: Paid Only
Repository: Alexander Street Press
Collection: North American Women's Letters and Diaries (Subscription only)
URL: http://www.alexanderstreet4.com/cgi-bin/asp/nawld/documentidx.pl?aspdocid=S193-D006
Original Language: English
Time span: 1846
Speaker: Davis, Varina Anne Banks Howell, 1826-1906
Speaker gender: Female
Speaker date of birth: 07-May-1826
Speaker place of birth: Natchez, MS; Mississippi; United States; North America
Speaker race: White
Speaker occupation: First Lady; Politician's wife; Writer
Age at speaking: 20
Document location: District of Columbia
Document date: 30-Jan-1846
People discussed: Childress, Sarah; Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889; James Knox Polk; Jefferson Finis Davis; Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849; Polk, Mrs. James K.; Polk, Sarah Childress, 1803-1891; Sarah Childress Polk
Historical events discussed: Oregon Treaty, June 15, 1846
Locations discussed: Europe; North America; Oregon Territory; United Kingdom; United States
Topics discussed - ASP terms: Childress, Sarah; Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889; Europe; James Knox Polk; Jefferson Finis Davis; North America; Oregon Territory; Oregon Treaty, June 15, 1846; Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849; Polk, Mrs. James K.; Polk, Sarah Childress, 1803-1891; Sarah Childress Polk; United Kingdom; United States
Topics discussed - Other terms: Character traits; Dinner; Economics; Entertainment and recreation; Entertainment industry; Eye disorders; Fevers; First lady; Heads of state; Health; Husbands; International relations; Life Styles; National government; Parties; Physical health; Political causes; Political life; Politics; Relationships
ASP release: 2006-01
Document code: S193-D006-11