Auction Date:2010 Aug 11 @ 22:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
ALS, one lightly-lined page, both sides, 5.5 x 8.5, May 28, 1879. Davis writes to Major Francis A. Wolff who, during the Mexican War, served under Davis in the First Mississippi Regiment before becoming a captain in the 3rd Mississippi Infantry during the Civil War. Reflecting on their roles in the aforementioned battles, Davis’ very personal letter reads in part: “It gave me so much pleasure to receive your letter of the 19th inst. Few now remain of the gallant band who went forth at the call of the country in 1846 to do battle in a foreign land for their country’s cause. Of that remnant you and I are a part and you have ever been very dear to me. Since the time when our services have been honored by the public applause, we have been united in a holier war, but success in the former and defeat in the latter have borne fruits not in keeping with the merits of the cause. Time which makes all things even may do for our memories what had not been and probably will not be accorded to us while living. It is granted to the devotees of truth to possess their soul’s impatience and to wait confidently for its triumph. Annexed please find the translation you requested me to make.” Indicative of just how highly Davis regarded his comrade is Davis’ inquiry at the close of the letter: “How is my namesake your nephew? When you write again which I hope will be soon, do let me know more of your household and of yourself.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, separation and toning along the central vertical fold which passes through a single letter of the signature, light wrinkles and creases, and scattered soiling and staining (heavier on the signed side). An intriguing view into the preeminent Confederate figurehead’s most personal and moral feelings regarding the Southern cause.
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