urn:taro:utexas.cah.00103 A Guide to the Joseph Emory Davis Papers, 1824-1880 Center for American History Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, February 2001. ENG August 19, 2002 Edited with XMetaL 2 by Bill Hardesty, according to instructions in Editing TARO EAD XML Finding Aids in XMetaL. Tue Jul 22 15:27:15 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.cah.00103 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Descriptive Summary Davis, Joseph Emory DAVIS (JOSEPH EMORY) PAPERS, 1824-1880 34893446 1/2 in. Center for American History The University of Texas at Austin Papers document the business and personal affairs of Davis (1784-1870), the eldest brother of Jefferson Davis. Forms part of the Natchez Trace Collection. Scope and Contents

Papers document the business and personal affairs of Davis, the eldest brother of Jefferson Davis. Includes an 1838 loan co-signed by Joseph and Jefferson, government documents concerning actions taken by the Freedmen's Bureau involving Davis's former slaves and plantations, and a printed petition to President Andrew Johnson requesting a pardon and restoration of Davis's land. Also included are letters from Davis describing his experiences in the early years of Reconstruction.

 Arrangement

Correspondence, legal documents, plantation records, and estate records arranged chronologically.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. Davis, Joseph Emory, 1784-1870--archives. Places United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Sources. Warren County (Miss.)--History--Sources. Subjects Decedents' estates--Mississippi. Plantations--Mississippi--Archival resources. Reconstruction--Mississippi--Archival resources. Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

 Preferred Citation

Joseph Emory Davis Papers, 1824-1880, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

 2E556 Joseph Emory Davis Papers1824-1880