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Document Details


Title: Letter from William Preston to Varina Anne Banks Howell Davis, November 1, 1865
Document type: Letter
Accessibility: Paid Only
Repository: Alexander Street Press
Collection: The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries (Subscription only)
URL: http://www.alexanderstreet4.com/cgi-bin/asp/cwld/documentidx.pl?aspdocid=S193-D109
Original Language: English
Time span: 1865
Speaker: Preston, William, 1816-1887
Speaker gender: Male
Speaker date of birth: 16-Oct-1816
Speaker place of birth: Louisville, KY; Kentucky; United States; North America
Speaker race: White
Speaker occupation: Diplomat; Lawyer; Military personnel; U.S. Representative
Age at speaking: 49
Document location: Toronto, ON
Document date: 01-Nov-1865
People discussed: Benjamin, Judah Phillip, 1811-1884; Colin John McRae; Judah Phillip Benjamin; McRae, Colin John, 1812-1877
Locations discussed: Canada; Mexico; Montreal, QC; North America; Quebec; Texas; United States
Topics discussed - ASP terms: Benjamin, Judah Phillip, 1811-1884; Canada; Colin John McRae; Judah Phillip Benjamin; McRae, Colin John, 1812-1877; Mexico; Montreal, QC; North America; Quebec; Texas; United States
Topics discussed - Other terms: Correspondence; Crossing borders; Daughters; Economics; Entertainment and recreation; Exile; Expatriates; Intellectual life; International travel; Law; Life Styles; Personal finances; Politics; Relationships
ASP release: 2006-01
Document code: S193-D109-13971