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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 125 items) |
Abstract | Alexander Donelson Coffee (1821 or 2-1901) of Florence, Ala., son of General John Coffee (1772-1833), was a planter and Confederate captain in the 16th Alabama Infantry Regiment. The collection consists largely of the correspondence of Alexander Donelson Coffee and his wife, Anne. The bulk of the letters were written while he was on surveying trips in Butler, Lowndes, Clarke, and Wilcox counties, Ala., and describe Coffee's surveying work, their plantation, and family matters. There are also letters from Coffee written while he was a captain in the 16th Alabama Infantry Regiment, 1861-1862, that include reflections on leaders and strategy, advice on managing plantation affairs, and descriptions of camp life and battles. Additionally, there are three items, 1817-1819, relating to his father, John Coffee, a general in the Tennessee militia; and scattered items, 1864-1901, related chiefly to daughter Mary Coffee. |
Creator | Coffee, Alexander Donelson, 1821 or 2-1901. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, February 2010; Adam Fielding and Jodi Berkowitz, March 2011
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Alexander Donelson Coffee, born in 1821 or 1822, of Florence, Ala., was the son of General John Coffee (1772-1833), and a planter and Confederate captain in the 16th Alabama Infantry Regiment. He died in 1901.
Back to TopThe collection consists of the correspondence of Alexander Donelson Coffee (1821 or 2-1901) and his wife, Anne. The bulk of the letters were written while he was on surveying trips in Butler, Lowndes, Clarke, and Wilcox counties, Ala., and describe Coffee's surveying work, their plantation, and family matters. There are also letters from Coffee written while he was a captain in the 16th Alabama Infantry Regiment, 1861-1862, that include reflections on leaders and strategy, advice on managing plantation affairs, and descriptions of camp life and battles. Additionally, there are three items, 1817-1819, relating to his father, John Coffee (1772-1833); and scattered items, 1864-1901, related chiefly to daughter Mary Coffee.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1817-1818, 1844 |
Folder 2 |
April 1845-October 1846 |
Folder 3 |
November-December 1846 |
Folder 4 |
1847 |
Folder 5 |
1848-1853 |
Folder 6 |
August-December 1861 |
Folder 7 |
January-June 1862 |
Folder 8 |
1866-1901 |
Folder 9 |
Undated |