Personal letter from Alexander H[amilton] Stephens, Crawfordville, Georgia, to Mrs. [Thomas J.?] Semmes, no place

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Stephens reminisced about Christmas in Richmond two years before when Bishop [John] McGill had joined them for dinner. He discussed his plan to devote a year to writing a history of the [Civil] war [A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States, published 1868-1870]. He mentioned that he had made a trip to Washington to see [Robert] Toombs

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Personal letter from Alexander H[amilton] Stephens, Crawfordville, Georgia, to Mrs. [Thomas J.?] Semmes, no place

Creator

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton

Date

1866-12-25

Description

Stephens reminisced about Christmas in Richmond two years before when Bishop [John] McGill had joined them for dinner. He discussed his plan to devote a year to writing a history of the [Civil] war [A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States, published 1868-1870]. He mentioned that he had made a trip to Washington to see [Robert] Toombs

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Correspondence
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Language

eng

Notes (Physical)

Autographed letter.

Extent

3 pages

Type of Resource

text

Source

Rosemonde E. & Emile Kuntz collection: National period, 1804-1950, Manuscripts Collection 600, La Research Collection

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