Talk:Jefferson Davis

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182.2.36.177 (talk) 22:32, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: No reason specified for oddly named page. LizardJr8 (talk) 22:57, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

✊ Uiland (talk) 05:55, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

I did some modifications of recent edits. Kept "Brierfield Plantation" as per edits, though the text already makes it clear its a plantation and that it's the one Davis ran. Removed references to it being Davis's (e.g., his or his plantation), this implies an ownership Davis didn't have. As the article makes clear, there is the irony that Jefferson never owned Brierwood when it was functional as a slave plantation, it was a free rental from his brother. Davis ran it, socialized in it, owned the slaves, and kept the profits, but his brother Joseph never let him own the land. Joseph gave it to the Montgomerys' when he died. Davis was legally an executor on the will that gave the land to the Montgomerys'. Davis only got title to it through legal action long after the war when the Montgomery's were unable to pay the mortgage in a timely manner.

I also shifted one image to avoid sandwiching and disrupting a section. I move the other image to mention of when Davis reclaimed Brierwood, as it is more directly relevant to the text. The civil war section is primarily focused on the larger concerns that directly impacted Davis in Richmond. Wtfiv (talk) 23:22, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

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Good day. Jefferson Davis'middle name was Finis. TgHudson69 (talk) 16:51, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi TgHudson69 and welcome to Wikipedia. Historical records are unclear on the widely reported claim that the 'F' stood for Finis. Davis himself just used the letter F. There is a note on this subject linked in the first sentence of the Early Life section of the article. FWIW, I've always heard the same thing, but apparently scholars are not of one mind on the subject. Thanks for your note and happy editing. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:59, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

Well all righty then! It is due diligence on your part to publish only that which you can confirm beyond all doubt. Harry S Truman's didn't stand for anything either. (user IP redacted} 17:02, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

TgHudson69 just a friendly FYI, try not to edit while logged out as you could accidentally reveal your IP address which might create privacy issues. -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:13, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

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This is a request concerning the sentence: "After returning to the United States in 1874, Davis continued to explore ways to make a living, including investments in railroads, mining,[316] and manufacturing an ice-making machine.[306]" [306] is Collins 2005, p. 21, which doesn't mention an ice-making machine at all. It also isn't mentioned anywhere else in the book and I find no other evidence connecting Davis to ice-making. So I suggest that "and manufacturing an ice-making machine" be removed from the article. Gammelgul (talk) 11:53, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Day Creature (talk) 16:58, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

I replaced the mention of the ice-making machine. The original citation was incorrect. The citation now goes to Cooper, 2000 pg. 604, which discusses it. Wtfiv (talk) 23:29, 2 September 2025 (UTC)