2025-01 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
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Booklet, “Genealogy of Jefferson Davis, Address Delivered October 9, 1908, Before Lee Camp No. 1, Confederate Veterans, Rchmond Va.” by Wm. Whitsitt, 16pp plus separate cover, 1908 VG. The booklet genealogy of Jefferson Davis traces the ancestry of the former President of the Confederate States of America. It details his lineage back to the early 1700s, highlighting his Welsh, English, and Scottish roots. R. E. Lee Camp No. 1 was established in 1883 and chartered in 1884 as the first permanent Confederate veterans organization in the United States. The Lee Camp Soldiers' Home was established in 1884 to provide for needy, often disabled, Confederate veterans with no other means of financial support. The camp was located in Richmond's West End on the Robinson farm, on a block now bordered by the Boulevard and Grove, Sheppard, and Kensington avenues.
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