DAVIS VARINA HOWELL Autograph Letter Signed Varina Davis to

Sale 2316 - Lot 13

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HUSBAND JEFFERSON DAVIS "IS ON A TOUR IN THE SOUTHWEST" DAVIS, VARINA HOWELL. Autograph Letter Signed, "Varina Davis," to "My dear Mr. Mann," announcing her daughter's impending marriage and the groom's pedigree, her husband's current activities, her present state of mind, etc. With a 10-line postscript concerning a package delivery written vertically on the 4th page. 3 pages, 8vo, personal stationery, written on a single folded sheet; short separations at folds, 1/2-inch hole at center top affecting a few letters of text. Memphis, 15 September 1875

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". . . .I have been wretchedly depressed and very uncertain of our future . . . . Now I write . . . to inform of our little Maggie's intended marriage in No. or Dec. I regret her determination to marry, but cannot object to the object of her choice. He is a young Banker of this place and is perfectly moral--of good family, pious, and of good disposition--but poor and the necessity for self after the war prevented his getting a classical education. He is of suitable age and temperament for her--his name is Joel Addison Hayes . . . . We have taxed ourselves to the utmost to build them a very small house and help them furnish it plainly . . . . Life is very dark to me, and I wish her to take life in bright quiet domestic enjoyment without publicity. . . . Mr Davis is on a tour in the Southwest and has been so far received in a most flattering manner by Republicans and Democrats--he has made several addresses to them at agricultural fairs. . . ."