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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09096 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Jefferson Davis to John Letcher regarding the impressment of slaves for the Confederate War Effort |
| Date | 31 January 1863 |
| Author | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) |
| Recipient | Letcher, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Impressment of slaves for the Confederate War Effort. "I invite your attention to the enclosed communications from several members of Congress and of the Legislature, in reference to the propriety of exempting certain counties from my recent call upon you for slaves to work upon fortification." To Letcher, the Governor of Virginia. |
| Subjects | African American History African American Troops Confederate States of America Slavery |
| People | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) Letcher, John (1813-1884) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |