Howell Cobb papers
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- Title:
- Howell Cobb papers
- Date:
- 1843 to 1868
- Creator:
- Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868
- Description:
- Papers concern the Georgia tax system; Whig and Democratic politics in Georgia; Cobb's work in Congress and as Secretary of the Treasury; disaffection with the Confederate government in Georgia; and military activities, including a letter, 1863, from Robert Toombs about raising a regiment for home defense, and a letter, April 1865, to Joseph E. Brown about sending troops to aid Alabama. Also included are a letter, 1860, from wife Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, describing a state dinner and a party at the White House for the Prince of Wales; and a memorial prepared by the Macon bar at Cobb's death.
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- Subject:
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- Brown, Joseph E.
- Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar
- Toombs, Robert
- Democratic Party (Ga.) -- 19th century
- United States. Department of the Treasury -- 19th century
- Whig Party (Ga.)
- Athens-Clarke County (Ga.)
- Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Georgia -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
- Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
- Format:
- documents (object genre)
- Language:
- English
- Extent:
- 55 items
- Digital Collection:
- Howell Cobb papers
- Catalog Record:
- https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE000851139
- Rights:
- Free Re-UseNo Copyright - United States
- Identifier:
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- RL.30550
- 000851139
- duke:618286
- secst0550
- ark:/87924/r4h70cx4q
- 11cfca11-4187-436b-8e04-663bfe5b6e46
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- https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4h70cx4q
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