Letter from Jefferson Davis at Beauvoir, Mississippi, to Mayor Warren S. Reese.

In the letter, Davis declines to make any suggestion regarding the location of a statue of him, writing, "I appreciate the compliment of the proposition to honor me by a statue in connection with a monument to Confederate Dead and will gratefully acknowledge the fact wherever the statue shall b...

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spellingShingle	Alabama documents Letter from Jefferson Davis at Beauvoir, Mississippi, to Mayor Warren S. Reese.
fulltopic	Alabama documents Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Reese, Warren Stone, 1842-1898; Reconstruction (U.S. History, 1865-1877); Montgomery (Ala.); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments; Montgomery County (Ala.); Beauvoir (Miss.)
description	In the letter, Davis declines to make any suggestion regarding the location of a statue of him, writing, "I appreciate the compliment of the proposition to honor me by a statue in connection with a monument to Confederate Dead and will gratefully acknowledge the fact wherever the statue shall be placed." (Warren S. Reese was a cotton merchant, planter, and former soldier, who served as Mayor of Montgomery for two terms from 1885 to 1887.)
spelling	Q0000213419 - Q0000213421Q213419 - Q213421Letter from Jefferson Davis at Beauvoir, Mississippi, to Mayor Warren S. Reese.In the letter, Davis declines to make any suggestion regarding the location of a statue of him, writing, "I appreciate the compliment of the proposition to honor me by a statue in connection with a monument to Confederate Dead and will gratefully acknowledge the fact wherever the statue shall be placed." (Warren S. Reese was a cotton merchant, planter, and former soldier, who served as Mayor of Montgomery for two terms from 1885 to 1887.)1887 January 311887-01-311880-1889Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Reese, Warren Stone, 1842-1898; Reconstruction (U.S. History, 1865-1877); Montgomery (Ala.); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments; Montgomery County (Ala.); Beauvoir (Miss.)TextCorrespondenceReese familyReese family papersSPR1053Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130 EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections. 600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/16735
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Letter from Jefferson Davis at Beauvoir, Mississippi, to Mayor Warren S. Reese.

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