Lot 2
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889, U.S. Secretary of War, 1853-1857 (Frankin Pierce), President of the Confederacy, 1861-1865
A.L.S., signed your friend, Jefferson Davis, 2 pages, 8vo., Memphis, Tenn. Aug. 4, 1875. To a Mr. H.K. Douglas.
Sends regrets about not being able "to address the meeting at the agricultural fair of Md."and that he will not be able "to renew an acquaintance, which is connected with memories not the less dear to me for the shadows of grief which are mingled with their brightness."
Second, blank leaf detached, minor soiling, Very Fine. Complete transcription available on request.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Colonel Henry Kyd Douglas was a member of Stonewall Jackson’s staff.
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