The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
Invaluable Original Documents
Presented by Miss Shea 10
Confederate Museum.
TEXT OF SOME OF THEM
Memorial 10 President in Hand
Writing OF Horace Greeley.
Bail Bond and Parole.

In the presence Of notable assemblage
Miss Mary Ritter Shea, OF New York. in
ths Solid South room Of the Confederate
Museum. on last Monday. presented TO
tha library OF the museum number OF
exceedingly .saluahie pssSrs relating 70
the trial and baiI-bond OF jefferson pa#!s;
a Bible used BY Mr.. Davis VIXEN In prison
and given by him to Mr.. Shea. and a
Confedcrate nag in which The other relics
were wrapped
The papers. the Bible and the nag came
into possession of Miss Shea's father
during the period between 1865 and 1861,
when. as Mr.. Davis's counsel, In associa-
ton with Charles O'Conor. he visited him
in prison, and wrote TO him and to others
In regard to his case aud his bail-bond.
These papers. after many years, have
come back TO the Confederate White
House. the home OF Nr. Davis during the
time ne lived in Richmond. They were
beaueathed by Mr.. Shea TO his daughter.
and through her thoughtful and graceful
generosity, the library OF the museum
has been enriched by contribution 70
Confederate history that is altogether
priceless
impressive OCCdSlO1l.
AS the museum on last Monday Miss
Shea was received, in the absence of Mrs.
Joseph Bryan. president of the Confeder-
ate Memorial Literary Society, by Miss
Mary Gusts Lee. daughter of General
Robert E, Ice. and regent Of the Virginia
room in the museum: Mrs j. Taylor Ell
Tyson, president of Hollywood Memorial
Association, and vice-regent of the Vir-
EinIa roon Miss Minnie Baughman, vice
regent of the Solid South room. and chair
man of the library committee; Mrs. James
r. Werth, yice-presdent of the society;
Mrs. j. Enders Robinson recording Sec
retary-; Mrs. Lizzie Cary Daniel, corre-
spending secretary; Miss Isabel Maury.
house regent; Mrs. G.. OBJ. Cowardin
yice-regent of the Maryland room: Mrs.
William Ruiiin Cox. vice-regent of the
South Carolina room; Miss Katherine
stiles. vice-regent of the Georgia room;
Mrs. James II. Drake vice-regent Of the
Alabama room: Mrs. Maria Albert Cary,
yice-regent of the Mississippi room: Miss
Emma, Scott, vice-resent of the Louisiana
room: Mrs William A. Harris. vice-regent
of the. Texas room: Mrs. Norman v. RAN
5dolph vice-regent of the Tennessee room:
Mrs. May, G.. ANtel. vce-regent of the
Arkansas room, and the vice-regent's al
tcrnates for the North Carolina room
AZ Added to these We're the chairmen of
different standing committees and other
officers and members of the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society and the Holly
wood Memorial Association
The presentation of the papers and
srelics was made by Archdeacon William
NJ. Jefferis, D. D., introduced by Lieuten-
4 ant Governor j. Taylor Ellyson. The
s Rev. Dr. James p. Smith rs the chaplain
! the Memorial Literary Society, received
them and thanked Miss Shea most warm
ly She responded in few happy SEN
tenceS and In a most graceful manner
The occasion was filled with impressive
ness and Is accounted one of the most In
teresting In the history OF the Confeder-
ate Memorial Literary Society and its
atime-honored home
! What Papers Contain.
I " sterday morning the library commit.
\ tee .aet with Miss Baughmanfto open tho
3envelopes left by Miss Shea, and examine
Unto the valuable mature OF their con
tents. ,.hrouGh the. courtesy OF the vice.
regent OF the Solid South room, Of the
3vice-rcgents of the other rooms and of
\ the huse regent. tho following brief out
Sline ana extracts have been obtained.
In order OF date the first pa per filed is
4 a letter. dated Richmond, July g. 1868,
written from Mr.. Davis to Mr.. LINCOLN
In regard "toE the execution of lhe cartel
fpr exchange heretofore agreed on By the
! sbelligerents, iul,d states that 'sthe COM
9nlissioners for the exchange of prisoners
have been unable to adjust their differ
\ pnces. 81 Mr., Davis calls attention to the
/ fact that war is being carried on, not
priiy between combatants, but that the
Union forces do not hesitate to attack
(Contjnued on seyspih Paza.l