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- Biennial report of the Alabama Insane Hospital in Tuscaloosa.
- 1891-00-00
- Dr. Peter Bryce, the hospital's first superintendent, died before the end of the two-year term covered in this report. In an introductory statement, the members of the board of trustees praise Bryce's work and announce that he will be succeeded by...
- 2011-09-09
- Statement and two letters regarding the delivery of two slaves from South Carolina to Alabama.
- 1829
- The transaction seems to be between Thomas Dugan and Joseph Rivers. In the first letter Dugan writes James W. Goodman of Claiborne, Alabama, asking him to sue Rivers and recover one of the slaves. The statement is signed by all men involved in the...
- 2009-06-25
- Account and memorandum book kept by James A. Tait from 1831 to 1844.
- 1831-00-00
- In the book Tait records financial matters, including his account with J. & E. Austill; expenses incurred by his son, Charles, while attending the University of Alabama; the cost of supplies used to build a new house; the purchase of slaves; and...
- 2011-09-12
- Letter from Judge W. W. Callahan in Decatur, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1833-11-14
- Judge Callahan oversaw the trials of the "Scottsboro Boys" after Judge James E. Horton was removed from the case. In the letter Callahan explains that troops will not be needed to protect the prisoners and maintain order in the town: "I do not...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from E. B. Warden to her cousin, Daniel B. Smith.
- 1837-01-17
- E. B. Warden was a Quaker woman originally from the Philadelphia area. She traveled to Tuscaloosa, Alabama for her health and stayed there for an unknown period of time. In the letter she writes of the climate and society in the city, neither of...
- 2009-09-11
- Diary kept by Syndenham Moore during the Mexican-American War.
- 1846-00-00
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the diary he describes his war service from May 26, 1846, to May 13, 1847. He mentions troop movements in Mexico and...
- 2009-11-17
- "Female Education in California."
- 1850-01-01
- The article mentions that Mrs. M. E. Tulloss, the former principal of the Young Ladies' Seminary in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is going to California to teach: "It is an interesting fact, that she is the first female teacher and missionary that goes to...
- 2009-08-24
- Statement by Daniel Sampson, a cashier, regarding payment for the hire of four slaves in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1857-05-14
- Sampson discusses the amount due to the slaves' owner and mentions two checks that have been sent from the Southern Bank of Alabama. Though no one is specifically addressed in the message, one of the checks was made out to E. E. Haywood.
- 2009-09-04
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Dalton, Georgia, to his uncle, Tom Riggs.
- 1861-03-19
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes a recent campaign by General Joseph E. Johnston, which was a surprising success: "Gen Johnston completely surprise both our army...
- 2010-06-09
- Commission for the officers of the Henry Blues, an independent company in Henry County, Alabama.
- 1861-05-01
- The commission is written on federal stationery; the watermark on the paper says "E. Pluribus Unum."
- 2009-09-15
- Special order extending the furlough of Bolling Hall, Jr., who was "engaged in recruiting a company of volunteers" in Alabama.
- 1862-02
- Bolling was on furlough from the 6th Alabama Infantry regiment. The company of volunteers he was recruiting would become Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion.
- 2011-10-06
- Muster roll of a company raised by Bolling Hall, Jr., to serve in the Confederate army for three years.
- 1862-02
- In June 1862, this company became Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hillard's Legion, and in November 1863 became Co. B, 59th Alabama Infantry.
- 2011-10-06
- Letter from George Minor, chief of the Confederate Office of Ordnance and Hydrography in Richmond, Virginia, to Colin J. McRae in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1862-02-24
- In the letter Minor mentions a government contract with J. E. Murrell of Mobile, authorizing an exchange of cotton to purchase nitre. Minor also commends McRae's efforts to have the Confederate government establish an armory at Selma. He explains...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from John E. Hall at Camp Hilliard in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his sister, Laura, in Alabama.
- 1862-07-16
- From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard’s Legion.
- 2011-07-26
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall near the Cumberland Gap, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1862-09-01
- From July 1862 to November 1863, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he explains that "the Gap is apparently as impregnable and impenetrable as ever," and he describes a recent skirmish with Union...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from John E. Hall in camp near the Cumberland Gap, to his sister, Laura, in Alabama.
- 1862-09-05
- From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard’s Legion.
- 2011-07-26
- Letter from John E. Hall in camp near the Cumberland Gap, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1862-09-09
- From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses activities and conditions in camp ("Our camps are very dull. Health of the men some what improved"); the regiment's position...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from John E. Hall in camp near the Cumberland Gap, to his sister, Laura, in Alabama.
- 1862-09-14
- From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard’s Legion.
- 2011-07-26
- Letter from John E. Hall in camp near the Cumberland Gap, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1862-09-16
- From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses activities and conditions in camp ("we are stuck in the woods where we have not seen a house in three weeks and no man is...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from John E. Hall in camp near Knoxville, Tennessee, to his sister, Mary Louisa, in Alabama.
- 1862-12-06
- From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard’s Legion.
- 2011-07-26