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Description
Two-page letter from former Confederate President Jefferson Davis while in Memphis, Tennessee, to Judge Alexander M. Clayton in Mississippi, dated May 8, 1873. A transcription of the letter is available in the finding aid.
Identifier
sc.0190.01_01.004
Date
1873-05-08
Keywords
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889., Clayton, Alexander M., 1801-1889.
Recommended Citation
"Jefferson Davis letter to Alexander M. Clayton, May 1873" (2021). Documents. 1.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-davisj1/1
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