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President of the Confederate States Writes a Historic, Lengthy and Bitter Letter to His Wife, Varina by DAVIS, JEFFERSON

by DAVIS, JEFFERSON

President of the Confederate States Writes a Historic, Lengthy and Bitter Letter to His Wife, Varina by DAVIS, JEFFERSON

President of the Confederate States Writes a Historic, Lengthy and Bitter Letter to His Wife, Varina

by DAVIS, JEFFERSON

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DAVIS, JEFFERSON. (1808-1889). American secretary of war and president of the Confederate States. ALS. ("Jeff. Davis"). 4pp. 4to. Washington, D.C., January 3 and 4, 1848. To "My Wife," VARINA BANKS HOWELL DAVIS (1826-1906).

"After long expectation and painful anxiety I have just received your letter of the 19th of December, and have realized as much of pain from it, as you could have anticipated. Your suspicions and threats are equally unjust and unnecessary. I have not, that I am aware of, under the pressure of 'grave and important matters' ever shown myself unmindful of your comfort or your welfare, nor disposed to withhold pardon from you until 'too late to save from suffering,' nor exhibited a willingness that any one should take from you your 'rights as a woman and a wife,' nor sought to test your ability to love one who degraded you which you say 'would not render me better, and I should cease to lose one who did so.' You had an opportunity when I came to you crippled, so as to be confined to the house, to quarrel with me as much as would have satisfied any ordinary person, and I might have expected that you would have spared me from querulous letters, during my absence.


You proposed to me that I should invite Sister Amanda to live with us, and I planned a house for that purpose. Now it becomes in your mind a source of 'misery' to live as you proposed; and an injury to you that the house was planned by me. I omit the fact that several plans were submitted to you before one was decided on. I also recollect that you several times told me how unwilling Sister Amanda was to receive as a home any place which she could not transmit to her children, but it did not occur to me that you were the unwilling party, in carrying out a plan proposed by yourself and adopted by me mainly from considerations connected with yourself.

You have been generally sick and unable to take care of the household affairs, often bitter to me because of the irregularities of your servants, and I gladly availed myself of an opportunity to secure for you relief from domestic labors, and a kind companion to watch over and nurse you when I should be absent, and you sick. It was not a plan by which you were to 'retire from the rest of the world' or by which you were to be deprived of an opportunity to visit according to your inclination, and thus submissively ask my advice about what you had done.

I have no relation who is capable of a mercenary motive, none who has contemplated our marriage through the medium of pecuniary interest, and I regret that your heart should have suggested such as the feelings of my sister. You inform me that you have not stated your case to your own family; since writing your letter you have enjoyed by your visit more favorable opportunity to do so, and I have no objection to your taking that course. My will has been that my death should have you secured in half the income of the property left by me. You are at liberty to anticipate that event, and those terms or an equivalent in any form you prefer, shall be yours. By no act of mine shall you feel yourself bound to a degrading condition, until you cease to love the one who has brought you to it.

4th Jany. 1848. Let there be peace and sincerity between us. In vain have I striven to inspire you with confidence, until the conviction is forced upon me that you never trusted, that our union commenced in doubt. If by the remarks you make about my views as to your retirement from the world you design to draw me out as to your not having come here with me, I will be frank with you. I cannot expose myself to such conduct as yours when with me here. I cannot bear constant harassment, occasional reproach, and subsequent misrepresentation. I have not forgotten the old woman with rooms to let, or the multitude attracted by the servants of an angry woman.

You have written me a long letter to prevent me from believing that you have beneficially changed, to crush in me the hope which community and affection built up from materials you did not furnish. With reference to your representation of Sister Amanda's position towards you, I have to ask that I may be allowed to copy that part of your letter which states her conversation and send it to her.

I have heretofore written to you and you will be otherwise advised of the possibility of my speedy return to Missi. I do not say home 'for without hearts there is no home.' Your words connected with the kisses you placed upon the paper on which you wrote, were enough for the purpose of renewing the wounds your suspicion has so often inflicted. Henceforth I will not answer your assaults or your insults, and as heretofore will pray for and desire to promote your happiness. Yr. husband…"


Born in Natchez, Mississippi, Varina Banks Howell was the granddaughter of New Jersey Governor Richard Howell; her mother came from a wealthy family of Virginia planters. Varina was educated in Philadelphia, an experience that further served to divide her loyalties between Northern and Southern family and friends.

After returning to Mississippi, Varina met Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate, owner of Brierfield Plantation and a widower; his wife, Sarah Knox Taylor, the daughter of future president Zachary Taylor had died in 1835, just three months after their wedding. Varina's parents initially objected to Davis' courtship of their daughter because of their differences in age (18 years) and in politics, but after obtaining their consent, the couple planned a December 1844 wedding only to call it off for unknown reasons. They resumed their engagement the following year and married in a small ceremony in February 1845 when he was 37 and she 19. After a short honeymoon which included a visit to Davis' elderly mother and his first wife's grave, the newlyweds moved into a two room cottage on Davis' Mississippi plantation. Davis began construction on a large house, but the planned living arrangements, including his and his brother Joseph's decision to have their widowed sister Amanda (née Davis) Bradford (1800-1881) and seven of her children live with Jefferson and Varina, caused disruption in their marriage, as made clear in our letter. Exacerbating matters was the fact that during Jefferson's many long absences, Varina was placed under the supervision of her controlling brother-in-law Joseph, 42 years her senior.

In our letter, Davis alludes to being wounded ("I came to you crippled") during the February 1847 Battle of Buena Vista, in which General Zachary Taylor led an army of 5,000 men against Mexican forces. Shot in the foot during the melee, he was carried to safety by Army officer Robert Hall Chilton, later a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. Commenting on Davis' bravery during the battle, Taylor, his former father-in-law, is alleged to have declared, "My daughter, sir, was a better judge of men than I was," (The Three Kentucky Presidents: Lincoln, Taylor, Davis, Hamilton). For his service, Davis was offered a federal commission of brigadier general by President Polk, which he declined arguing that only the states have the power to appoint militia officers.

Davis had begun to serve as senator on December 5, 1847, following the death of Senator Speight on May 1. It was less than a month later, on the very day that he began our tortured letter to Varina, that Davis "made an eloquent pleas for the ten temporary regiments that President Polk wanted, to insure victory in Mexico. The army's weakness, Davis pointed out, had 'induced attacks,' one of them at Buena Vista, and had cost 'a fearful sacrifice' of blood when General Scott took Mexico City…He [Davis] could not know that peace negotiations had begun the day before, January 2, 1848," (Jefferson Davis, Unconquerable Heart, Allen.)

Despite the marital trouble caused by disagreements over the extended Davis family and her poor health and anxiety, the outgoing and politically savvy Varina flourished in Washington where her husband served as Franklin Pierce's secretary of war from 1853 until 1857 and, from 1857-1861, as U.S. Senator from Mississippi. In the latter capacity, Davis spoke out on slavery and secession, issues that had become increasingly critical following Lincoln's election in November 1860. When Mississippi seceded from the Union in January of the following year, Davis resigned his seat and soon became the provisional (and later elected) president of the Confederate States of America and Varina became first lady.

Published in Jefferson Davis: The Essential Writings ed. Cooper. Written on a folded sheet. With some very minor light staining and fold separations, several of which have been expertly reinforced and strengthened. Boldly penned, and in otherwise very fine condition. One of only three letters (this one being the best) written by Jefferson Davis to Varina to have been sold at auction in the last 45 years.


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Two page autograph letter signed selling copies of Old Chelsea

Two page autograph letter signed selling copies of Old Chelsea

by Unwin, T. Fisher

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London: Aug. 11, 1888. 4to, 39 lines, approx. 220 words, on Century Illustrated Magazine letterhead, to the publishers Roberts Brothers, soliciting orders of the book Old Chelsea by Benjamin Ellis Martin. Previous solds, some toning, all else very good. "At the request of Mr. Pascoe I have pleasure sending you ... proofs of Old Chelsea. It is written by Dr. Martin, an American literary man, and a contributor to Harper & Century & the illustrations are by Joseph Pennell ... Altogether it will be a most charming and attractive got up book and for you it must be impotrant as the publisher of Pennell's book and also it will be a copyright book. Within a week I shall send you page and complete proof etc and terms for 500 copies if you wish for a larger number please say so."
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The Complete Letter-Writer.  Containing Familiar Letters on the Most Common Occasions in Life....
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The Complete Letter-Writer. Containing Familiar Letters on the Most Common Occasions in Life. Also a Variety of Elegant Letters for the Direction and Embellishment of Style, On Business, Duty, Amusement, Love, Courtship, Marriage, Friendship,.....

by (Donaldson, Alexander, Printer)

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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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Edinburgh: Printed for Alexander Donaldson, 1781. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 230 +9pp contents. Full leather, leather label. Covers worn and scuffed, free endpapers lacking, joints tender, contents tanned and foxed, minor dampstaining to last pages,drawing and doodling on front pastedown, strip torn from lower margin of last page, no loss of text, former owner's name on title page. A very early edition of this title, by the author referred to by James Boswell as the "Prodigious Vendor of Literature.
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Holograph Note Signed

Holograph Note Signed

by Salter, James

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(np): (np) Aprx 9x12 inch 20 lb green stock dated "August 4 Bridgehampton." "Yes, it is a nice collection. A pleasure to sign. My regards to Ms Mason." Salter has signed with his initials "J.S" Folded in half with beginning toning at extremities. Very Good condition.. Signed. Unbound. Very Good/Not Issued.
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From.... "HELL RECONSIDERED"

From.... "HELL RECONSIDERED"

by Styron, William

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Faircopy. 8.5x11 inch 20lb tan stock with perforation line on topedge. Signed in ink by Styron. One typo (uncorrected). Fine condition. Contents are a one paragraph excerpt from Styron's essay that appeared in the June 29, 1978 issue of "The New York Review of Books.". Signed by Author. Unbound. Fine/Not Issued. Faircopy/Typescript.
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Autographed Photo of Bob Hope

Autographed Photo of Bob Hope

by Hope, Bob

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Bob Hope was, and still is, one of the most iconic actor/comedians to ever emerge from Hollywood.
This photo is a promotional movie still for the movie "The Cat and the Canary", released in the year 1939, which starred Bob Hope with Paulette Goddard.
The photo is matted in a pale green photo mat and is autographed,
"Bob".
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Autographed Photo of Penn and Teller

Autographed Photo of Penn and Teller

by Penn & Teller

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Penn Jillette and Joe Teller have successfully combined magic and comedy for decades, becoming one of the most enduring and successful pairings in the entertainment industry.
This 8 inch by 10 inch black & white photo is a publicity still from the Warner Brothers movie "Penn & Teller Get Killed", made in 1989.
It is autographed in red ink by both Penn and Teller.
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Original Handwritten Letter From Pianist Harold Bauer, 1907, With Three Performance Programs, 1917

Original Handwritten Letter From Pianist Harold Bauer, 1907, With Three Performance Programs, 1917

by Harold Victor Bauer

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Florence (1907) And Los Angeles (1917): Trinity Auditorium Villa Braggiotti, 1907. Original Documents . No Binding. Fine. Original Handwritten Two Page Letter To One Of His Students, A Miss Wilson, From Pianist Harold Bauer, 1907, On Villa Braggiotti, Florence Stationary, With Three Performance Programs At The Trinity Theatre, Los Angeles, 1917. Some Wear And Soiling. Harold Victor Bauer (1873 - 1951) Was A Noted Pianist Who Began His Musical Career As A Violinist. He Took Up The Study Of The Violin Under The Direction Of His Father And Adolf Pollitzer. He Made His Debut As A Violinist In London In 1883, And For Nine Years Toured England. In 1892, However, He Went To Paris And Studied The Piano Under Ignacy Jan Paderewski For A Year, Though Still Maintaining His Interest In The Violin. An Anecdote Reports That Paderewski Jokingly Told Bauer To Concentrate On The Piano Because "You Have Such Beautiful Hair". In 1893, In Paris, He And Achille Rivarde Premiered Frederick Delius's Violin… Read More
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Robert Dale Owen Signed Letter

Robert Dale Owen Signed Letter

by Owen, Robert Dale

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, . 5 1/8" x 6 3/4" signed letter from Robert Dale Owen (1801-1877) dated May 5, 1865 at Cincinnati and addressed to publishers Mssrs. Tickner & Fields, acknowledging receipt of $50 as payment for his article on Hofwyl appearing in Atlantic Magazine that month, a fond history of his years at Hofwyl school, the independent self-governing private college in Switzerland to which Owen credited the molding of much of his character and philosophy. In addition to his notorious involvement with social reforms, Robert Dale Owen served in the Indiana legislature and the U.S. House Of Representatives (1843 to 1847), where he introduced and secured passage of the bill to establish the Smithsonian Institution, for which he was appointed to its first board of regents. Never without controversy, in the 1850 ‘s he turned to spiritualism, and while his book on the subject, "Footfalls On The Boundary Of Another World" was popular with the general public, it incurred ridicule from a number of his… Read More
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Autograph letter signed, 1929
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Autograph letter signed, 1929

by MASEFIELD, John

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Fold creases, but in fine condition. One page, 4to, on Masefield's Boars Hill letterhead, Oxford, docketed 2 May 1929, to E. J. Toms, secretary to Geoffrey Parsons, Editor of The Herald Tribune. With envelope address in Masefield's hand. Masefield thanks Toms for his letter of April 9th and for a clipping he sent. "Will you be so kind as to convey to the Editor my thanks for his courtesy in printing my appeal? With greetings, I am, Yours sincerely, John Masefield.
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