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- Bill of sale for a slave bought by Augustine Burge of Petersburg, Virginia, from Robert Pitcher.
- 1815
- Burge purchased the slave, woman named Mary Ann, for $400 on November 25, 1815. On the back of the receipt are three further transactions involving Mary Ann: first, she was transferred to John Butterworth on April 6, 1818; then she was sold to...
- 2012-01-27
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by John Butterworth of Petersburg, Virginia, from Robert Spiers.
- 1818
- Butterworth purchased the slave, a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old young woman named Fanny, for $500 on April 6, 1818. On the back of the receipt are two further transactions involving Fanny: first, she was transferred to Green Wood on April 18, and...
- 2012-01-27
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by Green Wood from E. Graves.
- 1818
- Butterworth purchased the slave, a boy named Griffin, for $575 on April 10, 1818. On the back of the receipt is another transaction involving Griffin, in which he was given to Bolling Hall on May 20.
- 2012-01-27
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by William R. Chieves from Samuel and Mary Baugh.
- 1818
- Chieves purchased the slave, a boy named Emanuel, for $600 on November 25, 1815. On the back of the receipt are two further transactions involving Emanuel: first, he was transferred to Green Wood on April 18, 1818, and then he was given to Bolling...
- 2012-01-27
- Letter from William Riley Jones in Jackson County, Alabama, to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
- 1862-09-14
- During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. In the letter he discusses news of family members and explains that he has just drawn three...
- 2010-07-15
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., to his father in Alabama.
- 1863-05-15
- During the Civil War, Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th and 59th Alabama Infantry regiments. In the letter he explains that he has just sent a ream of paper to his family: "I bought it from the papers mills which are about 1/2 mile from camp at...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from John D. Adams to Dr. W. H. Oates in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1915-11-09
- At the time this letter was written, Oates was serving as the state prison inspector. In it Adams reports on conditions in the Chambers County jail. He notes that the eleven prisoners (one white man and eleven African American men) are healthy, but...
- 2009-12-03
- Program for Frank Boykin's testimonial dinner for Sam Rayburn.
- 1949-08-02
- This event honoring Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn featured an enormous buffet of wild game from across the country, followed by a nine-course meal. The affair, entirely paid for by Boykin, cost about $20,000 in 1949.
- 2009-09-15