Letter to Jefferson Davis, Washington, D. C.

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{"value"=>"EM. 1441", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"July 10, 1848", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1848-07-10"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Letter to Jefferson Davis, Washington, D. C."}
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. 5 pp. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Has failed to receive from Governor [John Motley] Morehead the official notification of his nomination by the Whig Convention for president; writes to ask that a duplicate be sent; as he is ignorant of Morehead's address, requests Davis to forward the inclosed letter; expresses gratitude for the honor; went from his plantation in Mississippi to New Orleans, last month, to meet the returning troops; saw Col. Clark; learned from Judge Perkins, \"your friend across the river,\" that Davis's brother is going north for his health; sends this letter by him; is pleased with what Davis told [William L.] Dayton concerning Taylor's policy if elected; desires to see Davis advance himself; expresses great friendship for him."}
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{"value"=>"Taylor, Zachary (Baton Rouge, La.)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
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1848
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1848
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1848-07-10
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