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- Statement issued by Governor Israel Pickens, granting parole to five men who were recently convicted in Shelby County, Alabama.
- 1822-04-26
- The men were charged with abetting Samuel Nixon "in committing an assault...in biting off the left ear of one James A. Moore." Citizens of the county had asked the governor to pardon the men: "...it being represented that those persons were...
- 2010-12-07
- Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Tupelo, Mississippi, to his wife, Anna.
- 1862-06-26
- At the start of the Civil War, Dent was a 1st lieutenant of the Eufaula Rifles, which became Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry; he was eventually promoted to captain and commanded Dent's Battery (formerly Robertson's Battery). In the letter he...
- 2011-04-04
- Letter from F. C. Randolph at the headquarters of the 7th Alabama Cavalry in Mobile, Alabama, to Major Henry Semple.
- 1864-06
- During the Civil War, Henry Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter Randolph expresses gratitude for his...
- 2011-07-06
- "Between 100 and 150 U.S. Subjects Lost Lives when Giant Liner Sank."
- 1915-05-08
- "Total Loss of Life Is at Least 1,214 and It May Exceed 1300 When Figures Are Final." This article discusses the expected number of dead passengers from the Lusitania, and it lists recently reported survivors.
- 2010-04-23
- "VE (Victory in Europe) Plan for Jefferson County, Alabama."
- 1944
- Plan developed by a committee called together by Commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor "for the purpose of considering ways and means of coordinating plans for the proper observance of VE Day"; the theme of the celebration will be "Every Citizen at...
- 2011-01-13
- Letter from Robert W. Brown, stationed in the Philippines, to the "Letters from Home" staff at station WSFA in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1945-05-09
- In the letter Brown describes his company's subdued reaction to the news of V-E Day: "You see, we realize over here that the road to home from over here is still a long and hard one. There's a lot of fighting to be done yet, and we hope that the...
- 2009-09-18
- "S.C., Fla. Argue Over Bones Of Indian Chief."
- 1951
- This article discusses the argument between the states "over the final resting place of Seminole chief Osceola." Osceola died in prison in South Carolina, where he was buried, but representatives of Florida want his remains to be returned to their...
- 2011-05-24
- Report issued by the Macon County Committee of the Alabama legislature.
- 1958-10-03
- The Macon County Committee was created to study the possibility of abolishing the county or redrawing its boundary. The report discusses the public hearings held during the Committee's investigation and specifically describes the presentation of C....
- 2010-04-23
- Telegram from President John F. Kennedy to Governor George C. Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1963-05-13
- In the message Kennedy cites a section of the United States Code that allows the president to intervene in situations of domestic violence when state officials have not adequately protected their citizens. He assures Wallace that no final decisions...
- 2010-04-23