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- List of medical services provided by Dr. Samuel Worthington to Martha Pettiway from December 1801 to April 1802.
- 1803-06-07
- The total amount due for the services is 30 pounds and 15 shillings. Henry Hayes paid the bill in December 1803.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from R. Lee at Fort Stoddert, to James Caller in Washington County of the Mississippi Territory (later Alabama).
- 1812-01-06
- In the letter Lee explains that he has been very ill and that he hopes to travel "below Mobile with intention of a restoration of health." He cannot afford the trip, however, so he asks Caller to lend him some money: "I cannot get the necessaries I...
- 2010-11-12
- Incomplete letter from Sydenham Moore to his wife, Amanda.
- 1846-11-00
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the letter he discusses the death of his slave, Peter, who accompanied him in the war: "He died on the 7th inst after...
- 2010-01-28
- Letter from Sydenham Moore in Jalapa, Mexico, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1847-04-24
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the letter he describes Jalapa and the surrounding area: "This is by far the lovliest [sic] place & is surrounded by...
- 2010-05-12
- SPEECH OF HON. J. F. DOWDELL, OF ALABAMA, ON THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS BILL, an address delivered in the United States House of Representatives.
- 1854-05-10
- In the speech Dowdell argues in favor of a clause in the bill that would repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820. He objects to a provision of the act that prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36ø 30' latitude line: "This line...
- 2009-06-25
- "All Quiet Along the Potomac To-Night."
- 1861
- Poem reprinted in the Christian Intelligencer. The original version of this poem was published as "The Picket Guard" in the 30 November 1861 edition of Harper's Weekly.
- 2009-09-11
- Diary kept by James H. McMath while serving as a captain in Company G of the 11th Alabama Infantry during the Civil War.
- 1861
- McMath was killed at Frazier's Farm on June 30, 1862, during the the Seven Days' Battles. In the diary, written in 1861 and 1862, he discusses topics such as camp life (including marches and drills); illnesses affecting the soldiers; and troop...
- 2011-10-11
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall at the Cumberland Gap in Kentucky, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-05-29
- From July 1862 to November 1863, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses the promotion of his brother, James; a "Bridge disaster" during recent troop movements ("There were about 20 or 30 on...
- 2011-10-20
- Records of the Alabama constitutional convention of 1865.
- 1865
- The constitutional convention of 1865 met from September 12 to 30 to restore Alabama to the Union. These records consist of ordinances and resolutions passed during the gathering.
- 2011-10-12
- Advertisement for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
- 1914-08-15
- The advertisement promotes the "Official Route to the National Baptist Convention" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "This has been selected as the Route for the Ministers of Montgomery, South East and West Alabama," and a round trip ticket from...
- 2009-08-24
- Letters between John G. Cooke in Marietta, Alabama, and Oscar Underwood in Washington, D.C.
- 1918-11
- In the first letter, written November 22, 1918, Cooke discusses claims some of the prohibitionists have made against Underwood. In the second letter, written November 30, 1918, Underwood thanks Cooke for his support and denies the accusations of...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from William E. Fort in Birmingham, Alabama, to the chairmen of the Statewide Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System.
- 1923-07-21
- In the letter Fort discusses the adoption of the Long resolution in the state legislature, which directed that "no legislation regarding the convict lease system be considered during the present session." Fort believes that "the powers that be in...
- 2009-09-30
- Advertisement for Redmont Park, a suburban development in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1926-10-03
- "...sales within the past 30 days alone of $125,000. These figures are significant. They bring a message fraught with meaning to the man who plans to build and wants a home where future values will be greater than present values. They disclose the...
- 2011-11-21
- "30 miles on a gallon / Economy that only Whippet owners enjoy."
- 1926-10-04
- Advertisement for Whippet automobiles from the Willys-Knight Overland Co. in Birmingham, Alabama: "Smoothness of course - and all the power and performance any light car can offer...PLUS the greatest gasoline economy the world has ever known -...
- 2011-11-21
- Advertisement for the Westinghouse Adjust-O-Matic Iron, available at Alabama Power Company Stores.
- 1930-05-01
- Customers can turn in their old irons to get $1 off the price of the Adjust-O-Matic, the "easiest iron to use": "Take advantage of this offer NOW and start ironing with 30% less effort!"
- 2009-08-24
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1944-06-09
- This issue describes Montgomery's reaction to the news of D-Day: "Radios were never turned off during the first 24 hours and there was one topic of conversation...All stores closed at 5 p.m. and at that same hour two-score buglers, stationed...
- 2009-09-18
- Letters between Senator John F. Kennedy in Washington, D.C., and Governor John Patterson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1959-01-30
- In the first letter, written January 26, 1959, Kennedy refers to Patterson's recent inauguration speech: "I enjoyed having an opportunity to read it and feel that it enabled me to get to know you a little better." He compliments several of...
- 2010-04-23