| Title: |
Letter from Varina Anne Banks Howell Davis to Jefferson Finis Davis, April 19, 1865
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| Document type: |
Letter
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| Accessibility: |
Paid Only
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| Repository: |
Alexander Street Press
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| Collection: |
North American Women's Letters and Diaries (Subscription only)
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| URL: |
http://www.alexanderstreet4.com/cgi-bin/asp/nawld/documentidx.pl?aspdocid=S193-D089
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
1865
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| Speaker: |
Davis, Varina Anne Banks Howell, 1826-1906
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
07-May-1826
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Natchez, MS; Mississippi; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
First Lady; Politician's wife; Writer
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| Age at speaking: |
39
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| Document location: |
Abbeville, SC
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| Document date: |
19-Apr-1865
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| Historical events discussed: |
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House, VA, April 9, 1865; U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865
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| Locations discussed: |
Abbeville, SC; North America; South Carolina; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Abbeville, SC; North America; Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House, VA, April 9, 1865; South Carolina; U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Brothers; Entertainment and recreation; Hospitality; Military; Military defeats; Refugee writings; Relationships; Surrenders; Writing formats
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| ASP release: |
2006-01
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| Document code: |
S193-D089-11
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