Robert Toombs letters to Julia Ann DuBois Toombs
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Hargrett Manuscripts |
| Creator: | Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885 |
| Title: | Robert Toombs letters to Julia Ann DuBois Toombs |
| Dates: | 1850-1867 |
| Quantity: | 0.2 Linear feet (1 half box) |
| Coll. Number: | ms1785 |
Biographical/Historical Note
Robert Toombs (1810-1885) lawyer, U.S. Senator (1844-1861), Confederate General, married Julia Ann DuBois, resided in Wilkes County, Georgia.
For more information, see the article "Robert Toombs (1810-1885)" in the New Georgia Encyclopedia and his congressional biography.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of correspondence from Robert Toombs to his wife, Julia Ann DuBois 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.
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
Index Terms
General Notes
Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.
Administrative Information
Robert Toombs letters to Julia Ann DuBois Toombs, MS 1785. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.