Robert Toombs, letters to Julia Ann DuBose Toombs
About the Digitized Version
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Repository: Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries
About the letters: The collection consists of correspondence from Robert Toombs to his wife, Julia Ann DuBose Toombs in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia from 1850-1867. During 1850-1859 his letters come from Washington, D.C. while he served in the U.S. Senate. During the Civil War, he wrote from Virginia (1862) and Atlanta, Georgia (1864). Following the war, letters are written from Paris (1866-67) while he was in exile. The correspondence generally discusses current events; his land holdings in South Georgia, Alabama, and Texas; people; other soldiers; and his wish to be with his wife and family. (About the archival collection)
Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Toombs, Julia Ann, 1830-1883.
- Confederate States of America. Army.
- Legislators--United States.
- Atlanta Campaign, 1864.
- Generals--Confederate States of America.
- Wilkes County (Ga.)
- United States--Politics and government--1849-1861.
- Washington (Ga.)
- Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865.
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Creation of Robert Toombs Site:The following GALILEO, Digital Library of Georgia, and University of Georgia Libraries Staff contributed to the production of the Robert Toombs site:
- Adrianne Bowen
- Linda Aaron
- Katie Brower-Gentilello
- Katha Massey
- Sheila McAlister
- Megan J. Hall
- Nan McMurry
- Stephen Miller
- Gary Doster
- Gail Morton
- Melissa Bush
- Mary Ellen Brooks
Publisher: The Digital Library of Georgia, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, GA 30602
Date: 2001
Publication status: This work is the property of The University of Georgia Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text.
Editorial notes for SGML version: Quotation marks retained as data except inside q tags; Errors in transcription of the printed text controlled with Microsoft Word spell-checker; text has also been thoroughly proofread.; Corrections and normalization represented by editorial tags.; All unambiguous end-of-line hyphens removed.
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