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- 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
- Alabama Constitution of 1819.
- 1819-08-02
- The constitution includes articles on the following subjects: preamble; declaration of rights; distribution of powers; legislative department; executive department; militia; judicial department; education; impeachment; taxation; and slavery. The...
- 2011-10-11
- Mobile Gazette and Commercial Advertiser, volume 3, number 66.
- 1820-06-07
- The issue includes advertisements and articles on the following topics: goods and services offered by local businesses; legal notices and estate sales; national and international political, economic, and military news; public land sales in Alabama...
- 2010-11-12
- Report from the Georgia representatives of the Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission, describing their activities and route from Milledgeville on June 26 to Nickajack on August 17.
- 1826-07-26
- The commissioners discuss the towns through which they traveled; the points marked on the proposed boundary line; and the landscape in northeastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia. They also refer to the conflict between themselves and the...
- 2010-11-17
- 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
- Letter from J. W. Stuckey in Bishopville, South Carolina, to S. Gibbons in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1839-02-26
- In the letter Stuckey discusses the slave Warren, whom he had sold to Gibbons the previous year. A physician hired by Gibbons diagnosed the boy with "chronic rheumatism," but Stuckey maintains that he was never ill before the sale. While he will...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from a committee of men in Montgomery, Alabama, to Littleton W. Tazewell in Norfolk, Virginia.
- 1848-06-20
- The committee was composed of seven men: Henry Semple, William Lowndes Yancey, S. Heydenfeldt, John A. Campbell, N. Harris, John A. Elmore, and Thomas S. Mays. In the letter they discuss the recent nomination of Lewis Cass as the Democratic...
- 2011-05-24
- The Dallas Gazette, volume 15, number 42.
- 1858-08-13
- The issue includes advertisements and articles on the following topics: goods and services offered by local businesses; death, marriage, and legal notices; local events; news about social, medical, agricultural, political, economic, and military...
- 2011-10-11
- The Dallas Gazette, volume 15, number 43.
- 1858-08-20
- The issue includes advertisements and articles on the following topics: goods and services offered by local businesses; death, marriage, and legal notices; local events; news about social, medical, agricultural, political, economic, and military...
- 2011-10-11
- Alabama Constitution of 1861.
- 1861-01-07
- Also known as the "Secession Constitution." The preamble states that "We, the people of the State of Alabama, having separated ourselves from the government known as the United States of America..." The constitution includes the following articles:...
- 2011-10-07
- Company book for Company F of the 60th Alabama Infantry Regiment, C.S.A.
- 1862
- This company was originally Company A, 1st Battalion of Hilliard's Legion. It became Company F, 60th Alabama Infantry following reorganization at Charleston, Tennessee, after the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863. It later saw action in Virginia. The...
- 2013-01-04
- Handwritten copy of a letter from John W. A. Sanford in Montgomery, Alabama, to Confederate Attorney General Thomas H. Watts.
- 1863-03-10
- In the letter Sanford asks that his brother-in-law be promoted and transferred out of Captain Henry Semple's artillery unit (known as Semple's Battery). Following the letter (which was copied by Semple), are notes regarding the application and a...
- 2011-07-01
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall in London, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-11-24
- From July 1862 to November 1863, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard’s Legion. The reorganization of Hilliard's Legion (described in this letter) became official on November 25, 1863. Following reorganization, Crenshaw was...
- 2011-10-20
- Company book for Company E of the 60th Alabama Infantry Regiment, C.S.A.
- 1864
- The regiment was created at Charleston, Tennessee, in November 1863 by combining four companies of the 1st Battalion, Hilliard's Legion with the six companies of the 3rd Battalion. Company E was originally Company A. 3rd Battalion, Hilliard's...
- 2012-10-24
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp at Dalton, Georgia, to his brother, Charles, at a boarding school in Coosa County, Alabama..
- 1864-05-06
- During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses weather and conditions in camp; crops planted in the area; the possibility of a battle soon; reinforcements arriving daily; and the strict discipline...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from R. G. Chambliss in Macon, Georgia.
- 1865-02-18
- During the Civil War, Chambliss served in Goldthwaite's Battery. In the letter he asks for a furlough and explains that he has "furnished an approved recruit" to serve during his absence. Following the letter are two certificates, one from a...
- 2011-07-06
- Alabama Constitution of 1865.
- 1865-09-12
- The constitution includes articles on the following subjects: declaration of rights; state boundaries and counties; distribution of powers of government; legislative department; executive department; judicial department; state and county officers;...
- 2011-10-11
- Report on the number of indigent families in Conecuh County, Alabama.
- 1865-11-23
- The report lists the number of women and children in each family and ends with the following assessment by the probate judge: "It is impossible almost to enumerate the diferent [sic] reasons or causes of the indigence of these families the greater...
- 2009-09-15
- Alabama Constitution of 1868.
- 1867-11-05
- Also known as the "Radical" or "Reconstruction Constitution." The document was revised by the constitutional convention on November 5, 1867, and was ratified in 1868. The constitution includes the following articles: declaration of rights; state...
- 2011-10-11
- Alabama Constitution of 1875.
- 1875-10-06
- Also known as the "Bourbon," "Conservative," or "Redeemer Constitution." The constitution includes the following articles: declaration of rights; state and county boundaries; distribution of powers of government; executive department; legislative...
- 2011-10-07