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Important Jefferson Davis autograph letter signed, sent to the Governor of Georgia during the first months of the Civil War. Dated 2 June 1861, Davis writes from Richmond, Virginia in full, ''Govn. J[oseph]. E. Brown / Milledgeville, Ga. / Your well equipped, armed & supplied troops are to us a great relief - Thanks for your zeal - Send the whole five Regts. for the war - We need such troops and immediately. Their instruction can be continued in the presence of the enemy - / Jeffer. Davis''. With notation below in the hand of General Louis Wigfall who, at the time, was serving as Davis' aide: ''Telegraphed 11:25 A.M / L. T. Wigfall''. Letter on light blue stationery measures 7.5'' x 9.75''. Folds and light creasing, else near fine. According to handwritten provenance, letter comes from the collection of Bessie Gresham, who acquired it from Mrs. Taylor, the daughter of General Wigfall.
Jefferson Davis Autograph Letter Signed to Georgia's Governor in June 1861, Asking for Troops -- ''...your well equipped, armed & supplied troops are to us a great relief - thanks for your zeal...''
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