Rose O'Neal Greenhow Papers
An On-line Archival Collection

Special Collections Library, Duke University

Original Documents

What follows is a chronological list of the all of the original documents related to Rose O'Neal Greenhow which are held in the Special Collections Library at Duke University. Each of these items has been transcribed and scanned. By clicking on any of the items listed, you will have access to both a scanned image of the original document as well as a transcription of each item.

• June 9, 1860. Washington, D.C. From Rose Greenhow to Frances Corbin. Letter of introduction for the Reverend Bishop Kipp, who was the Episcopal Bishop of California. (Rose Greenhow Papers, Special Collections Library, Duke University).
  
  
• November 17, 1861. Washington, D.C. From Rose Greenhow to William H. Seward, Secretary of the State. News clipping of a letter to Seward, obtained by the Richmond Whig, and subsequently pub lished in the newspaper as a true copy of the original. The letter details her imprisonment and offers an impassioned protest of the current state of government. (M.J. Solomon Scrapbook, Special Collections Library, Duke University).
  
  
• November 29, 1861. News clipping (source unknown) which describes "Fort Greenough," the brick building in which Rose Greenhow was imprisioned for 3 months. (M.J. Solomon Scrapbook, Special Collections Library, Duke University).
  
  
• June 19, 1863. Richmond, VA. From Rose Greenhow to Alexander Boteler. Letter gives details of Greenhow's movements and thanks Boteler for his kindness and friendship.
  
  
• July 16, 1863. Wilmington, N.C. From Rose Greenhow to Jefferson Davis, Confederate President. Letter describes her recent meeting with General Robert E. Lee in Richmond. Included are detailed descriptions of battles fought and to be fought as well as the "temper and spirit of the people" involved. The last page of this letter is missing. (Jefferson Davis Papers, Special Collections Library, Duke University).
  
  
• July 20, 1863. Charleston, S.C. From Rose Greenhow to Alexander Boteler. Letter describing battle activities witnessed by Greenhow in Charleston, SC. She also praises Confederate General Beauregard and mentions the permit her gave her to visit Fort Sumter. (Rose Greenhow Papers, Special Collections Library, Duke University).
  
  
• July 23, 1863. Charleston, S.C. From Rose Greenhow to [unknown]. Letter about changes in Greenhow's travel plans due to recent Confederate losses due to Yankee bombardment of Fort Sumter, as well as continued praises for General Beauregard. (Rose Greenhow Papers, Special Collections Library, Duke University).
  
  
• August 13, 1863. St. George, Bermuda. From Rose Greenhow to Alexander Boteler. Letter describing her voyage to Bermuda, further travel and spying plans, and meeting with the Reverend and Mrs. Walker, Confederate sympathizers. (Rose Greenhow Papers, Special Collections Library, Duke University).
  
  
• December 10, 1863. London, England. From Rose Greenhow to Alexander Boteler. Letter inquiring about previous unanswered letters to Boteler, worried that they may have been intercepted. She requests to hear news of the war from a Confederate perspective which she can use to counter Yankee accounts. (Rose Greenhow Papers, Special Collections Library, Duke University).
  
  
• February 7, 1864. London. From William B [?] to Rose Greenhow. Letter with news about the latest Confederate activities as well as a request to get a message to General Stuart in Richmond. (Rose Greenhow Papers, Special Collections Library, Duke University).
  
  
• February 17, 1864. London, England. From Rose Greenhow to Alexander Boteler. Letter complaining of lack of correspondence. Greenhow describes her meeting with the Emperor, Thomas Carlylse, and Cardinal Weisman. She also mentions her activites in Paris on behalf of the Confederacy and comments on news she has heard about the war. (Jefferson Davis Papers, Special Collections Library, Duke Unviersity).
  
  
• October 1, 1864. News clipping, presumably from the Wilmington Sentinel, describing Greenhow's funeral complete with details of the reactions of the Wilmington townspeople and the service itself. (Alexander Robinson Boteler Papers, Special Collections Library, Duke University).
  
  
• ca. October 1, 1864. News clipping (source unknown) obituary of Greenhow with a description of her survivors, her funeral service, and the place where she is buried. (Alexander Robinson Boteler Papers, Special Collections Library, Duke University).