Inventory of the Allison Owen Letters, 1866; 1885

Collection Number 1220-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Collection Information


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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Owen, Allison.
Title
Allison Owen Letters, 1866; 1885.
Call Number
1220-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
2 items.
Abstract
Two letters. One, 26 January 1866, is from Robert E. Lee to Longstreet, Owen and Company congratulating them on their new partnership. The other, 2 April 1885, is a draft of a letter from Jefferson Davis to N. Walker, giving his reasons for declining to prepare a criticism of General Grant's military career.


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Administrative Information

Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Allison Owen Letters, #1220-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870.
Longstreet, Owen and Company.
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Collection Overview

Two letters. One, 26 January 1866, is from Robert E. Lee to Longstreet, Owen and Company congratulating them on their new partnership. The other, 2 April 1885, is a draft of a letter from Jefferson Davis to N. Walker, giving his reasons for declining to prepare a criticism of General Grant's military career.