Frank P. Blair Letter, 6 June 1865.
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Blair, Frank P. (Frank Preston), 1821-1875.
- Abstract:
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Frank P. Blair was a general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
The collection is a letter from Varina Howell Davis to General Blair, relating in detail the capture of her husband, Jefferson Davis, complaining of his treatment in prison, and describing her own circumstances and treatment since the capture.
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Library Catalog Link:
- View UNC library catalog record for this item
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Frank P. Blair was a general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
- Scope and content:
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The collection is a letter from Varina Howell Davis to General Blair, relating in detail the capture of her husband, Jefferson Davis, complaining of his treatment in prison, and describing her own circumstances and treatment since the capture.
- Acquisition information:
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Acquired 1942
- Processing information:
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Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, February 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
- Sensitive materials statement:
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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
Access and use
- Restrictions to access:
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No restrictions. Open for research.
- Restrictions to use:
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Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
No usage restrictions.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], in the Frank P. Blair Letter, #2415-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Location of this collection:
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Louis Round Wilson Library200 South RoadChapel Hill, NC 27515
- Contact:
- (919) 962-3765