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- "Communism Is Our Mutual Enemy / Help Us to Fight It."
- Flier describing the mission and activities of Alpha 66, a paramilitary group formed by Cuban exiles in Puerto Rico.
- 2009-09-11
- "The Shoppers Guide to Communist Imports."
- Flier listing items produced in nine communist countries and sold in the United States. The publication was issued by the Committee to Warn of the Arrival of Communist Merchandise on the Local Business Scene, an organization based in Miami, Florida.
- 2009-09-11
- "Ballots, Bullets and Blood."
- "How Blacks Have Died for the Right to Vote." Leaflet issued by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Inside is a list of African Americans who were killed from 1955 to 1968: Lamar Smith, George W. Lee, Herbert Lee, Medgar...
- 2009-09-11
- "Negroes Beware / Do Not Attend Communist Meetings."
- Anti-communist flier issued by the Ku Klux Klan in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 2009-09-11
- "One of Us Two" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
- This poem, written by nineteenth century poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox, deals with love and death. Boykin autographed this copy and gave it to his daughter and son-in-law.
- 2009-09-15
- "U.S. Engineers' Efficiency Shown in Conducting Tour of Congressmen; Boykin of Alabama Adds Much Zest."
- This article by Richard Koepke describes a tour of the St. Lawrence River that the U.S. Engineer Department gave to a group of congressmen. Boykin, one of the group, is mentioned specifically for his colorful personality and behavior.
- 2009-09-15
- "Boykin Fighting Industry Curbs."
- This article by the Associated Press discusses Boykin's fight against pricing and licensing restrictions hindering the sale of surplus naval stores. From The Mobile Press-Register.
- 2009-09-15
- Section 1 of A. J. Pickett's "Letters from Various Distinguished and Well Informed Persons."
- 1846
- The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
- 2012-06-22
- Table of contents and introduction to A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- In the introduction, Pickett explains his method of gathering information: "I have taken many of the following notes down on paper in a great hurry, as fast as the people narrating would speak, and there are many mistakes in grammar, spelling &...
- 2010-05-12
- Section 11 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- This section gives notes "relating to the indian difficulties in 1818," which were taken from files kept by the State Department of Alabama.
- 2010-05-12
- Section 18 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- This section gives information from Major Reuben Chamberlain, "in relation to the capture of Mobile in 1813 - Taken by Wilkinson for the United States, from the King of Spain."
- 2010-05-12
- Section 20 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- This section gives information from Mr. Byrne about the death of his father, who was killed by Indians at his home in 1814; it also discusses Reuben Kemper, who had attempted to occupy Mobile in 1810 while it was still under the control of Spain.
- 2010-05-12
- Section 25 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- This section gives information from Doctor Thomas G. Holmes, "in relation to various expeditions made by Capt Blue, Col Benton & others in 1814, 1813."
- 2010-05-12
- "A Sketch of the Adventures of Richard Blunt [sic]," personal diary kept by Blount from 1794 to 1797.
- 1794
- In the diary, Blount discusses contemporary life, education, and family relationships. He also gives detailed accounts of his extensive travels during the period. A partial transcript is included.
- 2011-10-12
- Letter from George Burgess in New York to Edward Harris in Moorestown, New Jersey.
- In the letter Burgess discusses the shipment of a picture for Harris from Lucy Audubon. The picture was drawn by the naturalist John Audubon, Lucy's deceased husband.
- 2010-07-15
- Scrapbook kept by James D. Craig during his military service in the War of 1812.
- 1814
- Craig was a captain of a Tennessee volunteer company, Jackson's Army, in the War of 1812, and he later served at Fort Claiborne, Alabama in the Creek and Seminole Wars. The scrapbook contains letters, inventories, military orders, accounts, muster...
- 2011-10-12
- Diary kept by Sarah Espy from 1859 to 1868, while living in Cherokee County, Alabama.
- 1859-00-00
- In the diary Espy discusses topics such as family life, church activities, weather, household chores, and her experience during the Civil War. Transcriptions are available: http://home.mchsi.com/~mlyle/diaryintro.html [not on the ADAH website].
- 2011-09-12
- Miscellaneous material written by Richard A. Blount.
- 1796
- Material includes notes; quotations; lists of distances traveled between points; lists of expenses; entries from journals and travel logs; fragments of reflective essays; and two descriptions of equipment (bolting machinery and a gristmill). Items...
- 2011-10-12
- Journal kept by Richard Blount while serving on the Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission.
- 1826-06
- In the journal Blount discusses the landscape; encounters with Cherokee Indians in the area; and problems the surveyors faced during their work. He also includes a list of Cherokee words with their Creek and English equivalents.
- 2011-10-12
- Expense records kept by Richard Blount while serving on the Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission.
- 1826
- Expenses include food, supplies, and pack horses; room and board; ferriage; and labor and services (for example, washing and shoeing horses, or "Cherokee man to show the Cherokee line"). Transcripts are included.
- 2011-10-12