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- Section 14 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- This section gives information from George S. Gaines, "in relation to his early settlement in Alabama." Topics include the arrest of Aaron Burr in 1807 and accounts of the Choctaw Indians.
- 2010-05-12
- Handwritten copies of three letters from Secretary of War Henry Knox to Major Richard Call.
- 1791-03
- In the first two letters (written March 17 and May 25, 1791), Knox discusses gathering troops "for the purpose of marking the line next October mentioned in the treaty of the Creeks" (referring to the new boundary lines agreed upon in the Treaty of...
- 2010-11-12
- "Memories of Journeying through Creek Country and of Childhood in Clarke County, 1811-1814".
- 1811
- In this account Margaret Ervin Austill discusses her family's move from Georgia to Alabama; life on the frontier; and relations with the Indians. In particular she describes local reaction to the fall of Fort Mims in 1813: "Every heart became...
- 2009-11-20
- Letter from Samuel Dale to William Wyatt Bibb in St. Stephens, Alabama.
- 1818-05-03
- In the letter Dale discusses the appointment of men to military and public offices. He also mentions that "Mr Files gives mee some infermation of Mjr Davis having killed and taken some Indians." [Original spelling retained.]
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from W. A. Powell near Tuscumbia, Alabama, to his brother, Thomas Weldon Powell, in Hendersonville, Virginia.
- 1824-07-12
- In the letter Powell explains that he has moved from Huntsville to Franklin County near Tuscumbia and Florence ("they are even now places of great trade and considerable importance but are waging an eternal war against each other - which will...
- 2010-11-12
- "An Act Regulating Indian Affairs" in the state of Georgia.
- 1835
- The act makes six provisions for dealing with the Cherokee Indian population of the state during the period of removal. First, it stipulates that U.S. citizens will not be allowed to emigrate to Indian reservations, include those Indians who were...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from John J. Walker an emigrating agent for the Creek Indians in Tuskegee, Alabama, to Governor Clement C. Clay.
- 1836-06-02
- In the letter Walker argues that the removal of the Creek Indians has been delayed by the chief Hopoethleyahola (Opothleyaholo) and not by the merchants who have been contracted to provide them with supplies for their journey: "we have agents...
- 2010-11-08
- Section 15 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- 1847-09-30
- This section gives information from 92-year-old Abram Mordecai and 72-year-old James Mae, men from Tallapoosa County who had lived for many years among the Creek Indians.
- 2010-05-12