81A. DAVIS, JEFFERSON (1808 - 1889) President of the Confederacy who led his armies beyond the surrender at Appomattox. War-date A.L.S. "Jeffn Davis", 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Nov. 25, 1864, to "Genl. W. Patton", likely a militia general and possibly a relative of later Gen. George S. Patton. In full: "My dear Sir, I sincerely thank you for the document sent this day. It has to me the special value you suppose, and I do not know whether more to admire the kindness which has secured me this attention or the order which after so long an interval enables you to hand me an unbound document with the marks for reference as I placed them when engaged in a Senate debate, years ago. Very truly yours, Jeffn Davis". Very good. Davis is quite scarce in war-date autograph letters. $2,000- 3,000