Davis, David 1815-1886 creator mixed material monographic eng 35 Correspondence of Davis addressed to his brother-in-law, Julius Rockwell, relating to political and social issues of the period. Davis discusses subjects such as Abraham Lincoln, African American social and political rights, the Civil War, Andrew Johnson and the impeachment proceedings, Reconstruction, and slavery. Other subjects include elections, national politics, issues before Congress, matters under consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, and family affairs including travels in the South. Open to research. U.S. Supreme Court justice and U.S. senator from Illinois. Collection material in English. Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. Johnson, Andrew 1808-1875 Johnson, Andrew 1808-1875 Impeachment Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Rockwell, Julius 1805-1888 Correspondence Davis family United States. Congress. United States. Supreme Court. African Americans Civil rights African Americans Social conditions Constitutional law United States Elections United States Law United States Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Slavery United States Southern States Description and travel United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States Politics and government 19th century United States Social conditions 19th century Jurists Senators, U.S. Congress mm 79001011 Open to research. DLC 790423 20260227111634.0 mm 79001011