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- Letter from Benjamin Bedell in Pine Level to Colonel James Caller in Washington County of the Mississippi Territory.
- 1812-06-03
- In the letter Bedell explains that several armed Indians have been seen in the area, causing "a general state of alarm." He urges Caller to provide military assistance, so the inhabitants will not have to abandon their crops and property: "Would it...
- 2009-11-20
- Deposition by Sam Manac, a plantation owner in Alabama and "a warrior of the Creek Nation."
- 1813-08-02
- Manac, also known as Totkes Hajou and Sam Moniac, was of Creek Indian and European descent; he was a relative of Alexander McGillivray. In the deposition he discusses a council meeting at Tuckabatchee, were Tecumseh delivered a speech to rally the...
- 2010-11-12
- Copies of slave records created by members of the Creek Nation.
- 1821-00-00
- Most of the documents deal with either the emancipation of slaves or the transfer of slave ownership to other family members. In addition to these records, there is a resolution (dated June 29, 1825) in which leaders of the Broken Arrow Council...
- 2010-05-12
- Handwritten copy of a letter from J. F. Schermerhorn to the Cherokee chiefs and warriors assembled at the Red Clay Council Ground.
- 1835-10-14
- Schermerhorn writes on behalf of the United States commissioners who are negotiating the cession of Cherokee land east of the Mississippi River. In the letter he mentions objections the Cherokees have made to the treaty proposed during a meeting at...
- 2010-11-12
- Handwritten copy of a letter from J. F. Schermerhorn to the Cherokee chiefs and warriors assembled at the Red Clay Council Ground.
- 1835-10-17
- Schermerhorn writes on behalf of the United States commissioners who are negotiating the cession of Cherokee land east of the Mississippi River. In the letter he informs the council that the Cherokee government, adopted in 1827, is not recognized...
- 2010-11-12
- Testimony and deposition from the treason trial of William Earles.
- 1837
- Earles pleads not guilty to the charge of treason against the state of Alabama; he was indicted because of his close association with the Creek Indians in the eastern part of the state. Six witnesses provide statements about his acquaintance with...
- 2010-11-12
- Opelika City Council minute book, which was used from March 1876 to March 1879.
- 1876
- The first page included here discusses officers of the council and their salaries. The second page discusses the sale of lots in the "colored" cemetery and a new city ordinance that makes it unlawful to "carry on any barber business" on the...
- 2009-09-15
- "Whites and Blacks To Be Separated."
- 1900-07-03
- This article reports on a recent meeting of the Montgomery city council, at which the aldermen discussed a proposed ordinance to segregate street railroads; the ordinance would not require separate cars for the races, which had been a concern of...
- 2010-01-25
- "Will Separate Races on Cars."
- 1900-08-07
- This article announces that the Montgomery city council has adopted an ordinance to segregate street cars: "...all street railroads operated in the City of Montgomery and its police jurisdiction shall provide separate accommodations for white...
- 2010-01-25
- "Cars Not Boycotted."
- 1900-08-16
- This article describes the response of African American citizens to the ordinance recently passed by the Montgomery city council, which requires segregation on street cars. Although there is "no organized boycott," most African American preachers...
- 2010-01-25
- "The Rights and Duties of the Negro" by Booker T. Washington.
- 1903
- An Address delivered by Booker T. Washington, of Tuskegee, Alabama, before the National Afro-American Council in McCauley's Theatre, Louisville, Ky., Thursday Evening, July, 2, 1903.
- 2011-09-22
- Description of a streetcar strike in Montgomery, Alabama, written by newspaper correspondent H. W. Laird.
- 1906-00-00
- In 1906, the Montgomery City Council passed an ordinance requiring blacks and whites to ride on separate streetcars. The Montgomery Traction Company, owner of the streetcars, refused to comply because it would not have been profitable. It would...
- 2009-09-11
- Letter from Dr. P. Colfax Rameau, president of the Southern Federation of Afro-American Industrial Brotherhood in Birmingham, Alabama, to Governor Charles Henderson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1918-08-07
- In the letter Rameau discusses his work to strengthen the African American war effort in his area: "I have been organizing local War Councils among the members of my race throughout the district for the conserving man-power in the mines for quite a...
- 2010-12-07
- Correspondence between Mrs. Sidney G. Weil in Montgomery, Alabama, and Alabama senators in Washington, D.C.
- 1928-12-00
- In the telegram, sent December 16, 1928, Mrs. Weil contacts Senators Thomas Heflin and Hugo Black on behalf of the National Council of Jewish Women. She asks them to "ratify the multilateral treaty without reservations." In the letter, sent...
- 2009-10-16
- Correspondence dealing with a strike at the Mobile Cotton Mills in Crichton, Alabama.
- 1933-10
- In the first letter, written October 31, 1933, Harry H. Smith describes the strike to Governor Benjamin Miller. To protest alleged violations of the National Recovery Administration's textile code, the strikers have been harassing the mill's...
- 2009-09-15
- Interstate vehicular pass for V. E. Moore, a lineman for the Western Union Telegraph Company.
- 1942-09-09
- The pass, issued by the Alabama State Defense Council in Montgomery, Alabama, allows Moore "to travel on necessary business throughout the state during air raids and blackouts."
- 2009-09-15
- Interstate vehicular pass for Vernon Baker, a custodial officer at a federal prison camp.
- 1942-10-29
- The pass, issued by the Alabama State Defense Council in Montgomery, Alabama, allows Moore "to travel on necessary business throughout the state during air raids and blackouts."
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from First Lieutenant Joseph E. Vincent, intelligence officer at the prisoner of war camp in Aliceville, Alabama, to Carl Griffin, executive secretary of the Alabama State Defense Council in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1943-10-18
- In the letter Vincent discusses air raid warning signals and blackout drills ("prisoner of war camps are not allowed to participate in practice blackouts"), and he briefly describes the camp's plan for dealing with escaped prisoners. Because of...
- 2011-01-13
- Cover of REPORT OF THE ALABAMA STATE DEFENSE COUNCIL.
- 1944-05-01
- Inside the cover is a list of the council's activities from 1941 to 1944, including the organization of defense councils in communities and high schools across the state; the recruitment of volunteers for civilian defense; the distribution of...
- 2009-09-15
- "Friend of Patents."
- 1946-02-00
- This caption tells that Boykin intends to continue his post as chairman of the House Committee on Patents. Boykin served on that committee from 1944 to 1946. From the Competitor, published by the National Patent Council.
- 2009-09-15