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Alexander H. Stephens Papers
This small collection, which spans the years 1858-1882, is primarily made up of correspondence from Stephens to his private secretary, William Hidell. He primarily discusses politics, mainly Southern secession and the day-to-day running of the Confederacy. Stephens occasionally mentions his poor hea...
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| Collection: | Alexander H. Stephens Papers |
| Collection Number: | 0627 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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0.8 Linear feet 2 Boxes |
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This small collection, which spans the years 1858-1882, is primarily made up of correspondence from Stephens to his private secretary, William Hidell. He primarily discusses politics, mainly Southern secession and the day-to-day running of the Confederacy. Stephens occasionally mentions his poor health and his sense of loss and failure at the close of the Civil War. There are also letters from Stephens's time in Fort Warren prison immediately after the war, as well as letters from his continued career in politics as a U.S. representative from Georgia until his death in 1883. As with earlier correspondence, these letters are filled with personal news as well as a discussion of political concerns. Race, as a topic, is noticably absent. Some letters are accompanied by envelopes that have notes summarizing the contents of the letters.
Also included is a college transcript of William Hidell's (Box 1 Folder 1) as well as a few newspaper clippings regarding Stephens support of various pieces of Georgian legislation (Box 2, Folder 18).
This collection was processed using the More Product, Less Process model, and is not arranged into series. Materials are arranged alphabetically by title. Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883) was a career politician who served as a United States senator and representative from Georgia, both before and after the Civil War. He also served as the vice president of the Confederate States of America. This collection contains correspondence between Stephens and William Hidell, Stephens's private secretary while he was vice president of the Confederacy. The letters provide insight into the daily business of the Confederacy, as well as information about the close of the war, attempts at peace, and Stephens's time in prison immediately after the war. The correspondence continues into Stephens's time as U.S. representative from Georgia during Reconstruction and contains entirely political commentary during that time. |