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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.083 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of documents relating to religion and spirituality 1861-1944 |
| Title | Letter from Jefferson Davis to Nahum Capen |
| Date | 22 November 1880 |
| Author | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) |
| Recipient | Capen, Nahum |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written and signed by Varina Davis, for her husband. Discusses the founding and failure of the "first Confederacy" and the "dispersion of His chosen people." Davis argues that if their example had been followed, perhaps there would not have been a Civil War. He hopes that the Union can be returned to its founding principles but fears the nation has become "an example to be avoided not followed." Davis then questions the presidential candidacy of James A. Garfield, citing that he is charged with "an offence, an indictment for which could only be successfully answered by pleading the Statute of Limitations." Written at Davis's home, Beauvoir. |
| Subjects | Election Religion Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Women's History Civil War President Union Forces Law Politics Government and Civics |
| People | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) Capen, Nahum (1804-1886) Garfield, James Abram (1831-1881) |
| Place written | Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Theme | Religion; Government & Politics; The Presidency; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |