Jefferson Davis, (CSA President), two page ALS (signature at the bottom of the second page), July 25, 1887 post-war letter to Col. Claiborne Snead declining an invitation to a reunion of the survivors of the 3rd Georgia Regiment, 'I regret that it will not be in my power to be present as invited. It would give me sincere pleasure again to meet the heroes of that gallant Regiment for which they fought. You will leave your children the legacy of honorable service in the cause of constitutional liberty and defence of inherited rights bequeathed to us as an inalienable endowment by our Fathers upon their posterity forever. Keeping sacred the memories of the past...', 5½ x 9" on blue-lined stationery, light folds (one of which affects signature), very fine, scarce