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- Statement issued by Governor Israel Pickens, granting parole to Adam Lowry of Morgan County, Alabama, who was convicted of hog and horse stealing.
- 1822-05-12
- Citizens of the county had asked the governor to excuse Lowry from the remaining part of his punishment: "That he is poor, appears penitent - and that...so far as example or reformation may be considered the objects of punishment, these have...had...
- 2010-12-07
- Letter from Syndenham Moore at Brazos Santiago Pass, Texas, to his wife, Amanda, in Greensboro, Alabama.
- 1846-07-14
- 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 upcoming transportation of troops to Burita or Matamoras, Mexico, and he describes the...
- 2009-11-17
- Letter from James A. Hall in Columbus, Kentucky, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1862-02-15
- During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses the need for new soldiers, hoping that "Our three successive defeats" (at Fishing Creek, Roanoke Island, and Fort...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Sydenham Moore near "the Lewis House" in Virginia, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1862-03-00
- During the Civil War, Moore served as a colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. In it he discusses upcoming troop movements and recent Confederate losses: "We have all been disturbed by the defeats at Fort Donelson, Roanoke & other...
- 2010-05-12
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Fort McRee in Florida, to his sister, Martha Smith.
- 1862-04-07
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he gives news about recent fighting in Corinth, Mississippi, which took place before the siege and battle of 1862: "I will mension [sic]...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from R. F. Finkley, organizer for the American Federation of Labor in Birmingham, Alabama, to Governor Chauncey Sparks, and the response from the governor's secretary.
- 1943-02
- In the first letter, written February 16, 1943, Finkley praises Governor Sparks for his recent pledge to treat African American citizens fairly: "As a Negro citizen...I offer my congratulations to you for your courageous and democratic pledge,...
- 2010-01-28
- Letters between William A. Stewart, regional director of the National Conference of Christians & Jews, Inc., in Birmingham, Alabama, and Governor James E. Folsom in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1957-08-00
- In the first letter, written August 17, 1957, Stewart praises Folsom for his recent action against Ku Klux Klan demonstrations in the state: "I truly believe that thousands of decent voters in this state have been hoping such action would be taken...
- 2010-01-28