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- Alabama State Council on the Arts Periodical: Alabama Arts, State Arts Award Issue, 2007 (40 pages)
- 2007
- Alabama State Publications Collection
- Alabama State Council on the Arts Periodical : First Draft, The Journal of the Alabama Writers Forum, 1998 Fall (32 pages)
- 1998
- First Draft is a vehicle for communication among writers and those interested in literature/ publishing in Alabama and elsewhere.
- Alabama State Publications Collection
- Alabama State Council on the Arts Periodical : First Draft, The Journal of the Alabama Writers Forum, 1999 Fall (32 pages)
- 1999
- First Draft is a vehicle for communication among writers and those interested in literature/ publishing in Alabama and elsewhere.
- Alabama State Publications Collection
- Alabama State Council on the Arts Periodical : First Draft, The Journal of the Alabama Writers Forum, 1999 Winter (28 pages)
- 1999
- First Draft is a vehicle for communication among writers and those interested in literature/ publishing in Alabama and elsewhere.
- Alabama State Publications Collection
- Letter from John Archibald Campbell in Washington, D.C., to his mother.
- 1861 March 6
- In the letter Campbell discusses the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln and his negative views of the new president; expresses his hope that peace will be maintained between the Union and the new Confederate government; and mentions his resignation...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from John Archibald Campbell in Washington, D.C., to Reverend H. Tutwiler in Havana, Alabama.
- 1861 January 2
- In the letter Campbell expresses his willingness to serve the state if it should secede, though he would prefer a reconciliation without secession: "I am quite at the service of the State in any place in which my services might be needed to secure...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Secretary of State W. L. Marcy in Washington, D.C., to John Archibald Campbell in Alabama.
- 1853 March 26
- In the letter Marcy notifies Campbell of his appointment as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Thomas McConaughy in Burnsville, Alabama, to Horace Ware.
- 1860 July 21
- In the letter McConaughy comments on the quality of the iron produced by Ware at the Shelby Iron Works: "I have been working iron for the last thirty years, and do not hesitate to declare yours superior to any I ever used." The Shelby Iron Works...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from John Fraser in Montgomery, Alabama, to Horace Ware.
- 1860 June 7
- In the letter Fraser comments on the quality of the iron produced by Ware at the Shelby Iron Works: "I hope you will be able to furnish all the iron that is consumed in this market, for in my opinion there is no better to be found in this or any...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Samuel F. Rice, Jr., in Mobile, Alabama, to a group of unnamed men.
- 1861 October 23
- In the brief letter, Rice discusses the proposition the men have submitted. He refers to Captain B. C. Yancey and Captain Humphrys, but no further details are given.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from John Bragg in Montgomery, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1861 January 21
- Bragg wrote this letter while representing Mobile County at the Alabama constitutional convention of 1861 (also known as the Secession Convention). In the letter Bragg discusses events at the assembly, including McRae's election as a delegate to...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Note and letter from D. Salomon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1861 February 1
- In the note Salomon asks Josiah Moris in Montgomery, Alabama, to deliver the enclosed letter to Colin J. McRae. In the letter to McRae, Salomon sends news about political activities in the North, and encourages the South to stand firm and fight for...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Judge William Giles Jones in Mobile, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1861 February 9
- Jones had been appointed as a judge to the U.S. district court in 1858, but he resigned that post when Alabama succeeded. In the letter he asks to be a judge in the "new federal courts" that will be established by the Confederate government.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from John Forsyth in Mobile, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1861 February 21
- In the letter Forsyth explains a proposal that would make Mobile the home port for a line of passenger and postal steamers from Mexico. He mentions Carlos Butterfield, who is working for the Mexican government to secure such a route. The U.S....
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from M. F. Smith in Liverpool, England, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1861 August 8
- In the letter Smith describes English sentiment toward the Civil War: "By a chance I had an opportunity to learn the silent feelings of all the most intelligent gentlemen were with the South before the Manassas Battle: and here the Southern cause...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from George Booker in Williamsburg, Virginia, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1861 August 30
- In the letter Booker expresses interest in a project McRae has mentioned, but he does not explain what the plan is.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from P. Philips in Washington, D.C., to Colin J. McRae in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1861 May 3
- In the letter Philips gives his opinions about the cause and course of the Civil War. He feels that the North and South have so many common interests that peace can be maintained through an alliance or treaty between the two sections: "...while a...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Colin J. McRae in Mobile, Alabama, to his business partner, Mr. Boykin.
- 1861 October 29
- In this letter McRae discusses transactions, customers, and payments of their firm. At the end he mentions a cavalry company Boykin is attempting to assemble.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Telegram from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862 February 6
- In the message Lapsley gives the amount of pig and wrought iron that can be furnished by the Shelby Iron Company for the foundry at Selma. He mentions coal beds located on the property in Shelby County.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862 January 21
- In the letter Lapsley mentions a European gun maker in Selma ("one of the most skillful gun makers I doubt not, in the Confederate states"), who would be willing to oversee an armory if the Confederate government were to establish one in the city....
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection