The collection includes a letter from S. FIFE, of London, England, to JeffersonDAVIS, of Memphis, Tennessee, dated 13 December 1875, a letter from Charles G.JOHNSON, of Liverpool, England, to W. Thompson GARDNER, of London, England,dated 27 August 1875, and a letter from Jefferson DAVIS, of New Orleans, Louisiana, toW. Thompson GARDNER, of London, dated 29 March 1876, all concerning theMississippi Valley Society and the International Chamber of Commerce.
Jefferson Davis Letters Held At Jones Memorial Library In Lynchburg, Virginia. The Collection Includes Letters Related To The Mississippi Valley Society Organized To 'Induce European Immigration Into Mississippi'. Jefferson Davis, Former President Of The Confederate State Of America, Was Appointed President Of The American Department Of The Asssociation In 1875.
