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- Letter from Lota Cato in Washington County, Alabama, to James Dellet, in Washington, D.C.
- 1841-01-01
- In the letter Mrs. Cato, the widow of Burrell P. Cato, asks for Dellet's help in reclaiming several slaves who have been taken to Texas by the executor of her husband's will. Because of a law prohibiting "the importing or bringing negroes from any...
- 2009-06-25
- Plantation book kept by D. H. Smith in 1858.
- 1856-00-00
- Smith served as an overseer on Willis P. Bocock's Waldwick Plantation in Marengo County, Alabama. The book records births and deaths among the slaves; time lost for sickness and visits by the doctor; articles sold from and purchased for the...
- 2009-09-04
- Letter from P. Philips in Washington, D.C., to Colin J. McRae in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1861-05-03
- In the letter Philips gives his opinions about the cause and course of the Civil War. He feels that the North and South have so many common interests that peace can be maintained through an alliance or treaty between the two sections: "...while a...
- 2009-09-28
- Muster roll of "Wilson's Grays," an independent volunteer company from Tallapoosa County, Alabama.
- 1861-09-14
- The captain of the company was Jonathan P. Jackson.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-02-08
- In the letter Lapsley discusses possible coal supplies to the foundry in Selma, if the Confederate government establishes an armory there. In particular he mentions the estimates given by William P. Browne, who plans to discuss the matter with...
- 2009-09-28
- Letters between Thomas Warrick in Loachapoka, Alabama, and A. P. Wideman in Wetumpka, Alabama.
- 1862-04-11
- During the war, Warrick served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. A. P. Wideman was the brother of Warrick's wife, Martha. In the first letter, dated April 1, 1862, Warrick asks Wideman to...
- 2009-11-20
- Requisition for medical supplies captured in Kentucky, "for the use of the sick of 'Marks Artillery.'"
- 1862-09-25
- The request was submitted by I. P. Allison, an assistant surgeon of the Confederate States Army: "The above medicines are the pro rata, & I think a fair proportion of the medicines captured at Mumfordsville Ky & distributed by Dr Cross." Allison...
- 2009-12-14
- Copy of Ed P. Webb's testimony concerning 57 bales cotton that were seized by Federal troops around the end of April 1865.
- 1872-10-12
- Ed P. Webb worked for S. S. Webb and Company of Mobile, Alabama. In the statement, he discusses how the company obtained and stored the cotton, and how they received the news that the it had been seized. He also describes the efforts that he and S....
- 2009-09-11
- "Stocks Dip to Lows After Rally from Panicky Sales."
- 1929-10-29
- This article reports than an Iowan senator has predicted nationwide panic and bankruptcy because of the ongoing declines on Wall Street. The article also describes stock market conditions after "Black Tuesday," mentioning efforts by financial...
- 2010-01-25
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1944-06-09
- This issue describes Montgomery's reaction to the news of D-Day: "Radios were never turned off during the first 24 hours and there was one topic of conversation...All stores closed at 5 p.m. and at that same hour two-score buglers, stationed...
- 2009-09-18
- Letter from Captain Arthur V. Frank in the Philippines, to Mrs. J. L. Prentiss in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1944-12-21
- In the letter Frank describes the combat he has seen, including an attack by "suicide Jap plans" not long after his unit landed in the Philippines. He then discusses his efforts to provide recreation for his fellow soldiers: "I am glad I am here,...
- 2010-01-25
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin and fellow Alabama congressmen to President John F. Kennedy.
- 1961-05-08
- In this letter to the president, the members of the Alabama congressional delegation endorse Mobile native James P. Lynch for membership in the Maritime Administration and Federal Maritime Board if it is expanded.
- 2009-09-15