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She died of an illness on September 18, 1898.","External Source:","Ferrell, Chiles Clifton (1899). \"The Daughter of the Confederacy – Her Life, Character, and Writings.\" Mississippi Historical Society.  https://archive.org/details/thedaughterofcon00ferr/page/n1/mode/2up?view=theater"],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Varina Anne Davis Letter by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Varina Anne Davis Letter by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Varina Anne Davis Letter, Ms2021-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Varina Anne Davis Letter, Ms2021-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Varina Anne Davis letter commenced and completed in July 2021.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Varina Anne Davis letter commenced and completed in July 2021."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eVirginia Tech Special Collections and Univeristy Archives has several books by Varina Anne Davis.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Virginia Tech Special Collections and Univeristy Archives has several books by Varina Anne Davis."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Varina Anne Davis Letter is from Davis to Mrs M.A. Williams at an unkown date in or after 1891. In the letter Davis informs Williams that she believes it will be impossible for her to tell her story in New York. Davis states that unlike in the South the subject of the American Civil War has less importance in New York where people do not have constant reminders of the war.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Varina Anne Davis Letter is from Davis to Mrs M.A. Williams at an unkown date in or after 1891. In the letter Davis informs Williams that she believes it will be impossible for her to tell her story in New York. Davis states that unlike in the South the subject of the American Civil War has less importance in New York where people do not have constant reminders of the war."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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