Home Civil War letters from W.Va. reveal marriage that defied secession Threatening letter to John James Davis

Threatening letter to John James Davis

Portrait of John James and Anna Kennedy Davis.

One of the threatening notes John received after he turned against
statehood. (Courtesy West Virginia and Regional Historic Collection, WVU Libraries)

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