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- Letter from Dr. B. R. Thomas to his ex-wife, Martha B. Thomas.
- In the letter Dr. Thomas discusses problems he has had with their slaves. He explains that he wants to resolve the situation peacefully and that he has no intention of harming Martha: "John I believe was influenced to run away by Matilda...I could...
- 2012-01-27
- Letter from Colonel James Lewis to John Coffee, Surveyor General of the northern section of the Mississippi Territory.
- 1816-01-22
- In the letter Lewis asks Coffee for information about the survey of Indian lands: "Respecting the line to be run between us & the Indians Maj. Russell is desirous to know where the line will commence in the Chicasaws [sic] or Cherokees or Creeks or...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Thomas Strong in Blakeley, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1825-07
- In the letter Strong discusses the sale of several slaves, including one who has run away, and a lawsuit he wants Dellet to file to collect on an unpaid note.
- 2009-06-25
- Advertisement for four runaway slaves, submitted by William E. Phillips in Madison County, Alabama.
- 1825-08-05
- In the advertisement Phillips describes each slave's physical appearance and disposition. He offers $50 for their return and discusses their motives for leaving: "The subscriber thinks it probable that some white person has been instrumental in...
- 2009-08-24
- "A sketch of the Cherokee disposition towards runing [sic] the boundary line of Georgia thro their country."
- 1826-08-31
- Account written by Richard Blount (while serving on the Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission) describing the Cherokees' negative reaction to the boundary survey. Blount met with Cherokee representatives to defend the work: "We are sent here...
- 2010-11-08
- Transcript of the report and resolution submitted by the legislature of Georgia, regarding the boundary line drawn by the Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission.
- 1826-12
- The committee reporting argues that "the line run is the true line, and they entertain too high a respect for the good sense, justice and magnanimity of the citizens of Alabama to believe for one moment that a difference of opinion will be...
- 2010-11-17
- Letters from John H. Lewis to John Coffee.
- 1830-07-11
- In the first letter, written July 11, 1830, Lewis discusses the conflict between Governor Gabriel Moore and Colonel John McKinley. McKinley allegedly did not support Moore's nephew for the post of U.S. marshal, and Lewis predicts that "this...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from John Coffee in Florence, Alabama, to Colonel John McKinley.
- 1830-12-01
- In the letter Coffee makes a formal statement about a recent interview he had with Governor Gabriel Moore, regarding the conflict between Moore and McKinley. Coffee told Moore that McKinley had, as promised, supported Moore's nephew for the post of...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from Harriet Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama, to her husband, James, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- 1831-12-18
- In the letter she discusses supplying their slaves with winter clothes; the cotton and corn harvests and hog killing on the plantation; the upcoming presidential campaign, in which Andrew Jackson will not run; a new law in Louisiana prohibiting the...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Frederick Miller to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1834-03-25
- In the letter Miller discusses a mill he would like to purchase, the return of a slave woman who has run away, and the possibility of selling some of his slaves to pay for his son's debts.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Colonel Charles McLemore of the 76th Regiment in Lafayette, Alabama, to Governor Clement C. Clay.
- 1836-05-23
- In the letter McLemore explains that a number of Indians in the area have been "manafesting warlike symptoms"; in response, he has called out the militia and constructed two forts to protect the county. He describes recent events but reports that...
- 2010-11-08
- Letter from James M. Lindsey in Claiborne, Alabama, to James Dellet.
- 1840-12-28
- In the letter Lindsey describes local events to Dellet, who is away from his home in Claiborne. He mentions a recent election; poor economic conditions and the glutted cotton market; the capture of slaves who had run away; and a feud between two...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Syndenham Moore on the Rio Grande, to his wife, Amanda, in Greensboro, Alabama.
- 1846-08-31
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. He wrote this letter while traveling on a boat to his regiment's next camp. In it he mentions the great sickness that...
- 2010-01-28
- Letters from Littleton W. Tazewell in Norfolk, Virginia, to Henry Semple and others in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1848-06-29
- After the nomination of Lewis Cass as the Democratic candidate for president in 1848, a committee of men from Alabama asked Tazewell to run against him. In the first letter, Tazewell declines the invitation, though he also disagrees with the...
- 2011-05-24
- Diary kept by James G. Hudson from May to October 1861, while serving as chaplain and treasurer of the Canebrake Guards, Company D of the 4th Alabama Infantry.
- 1861-05
- In the diary Hudson discusses various aspects of camp life; troop movements and campaigns; the procurement of supplies and provisions; soldiers' morale; the loss of officers; and the 4th Alabama's role in the war. Of particular interest is Hudson's...
- 2011-10-11
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall at Manassas Junction, Virginia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1861-07-19
- From May 1861 to May 1862 Crenshaw Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he describes a recent fight with enemy forces near Fairfax Station, Virginia, several days before the First Battle of Manassas (also known as the First...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall in Manassas, Virginia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1861-07-21
- From May 1861 to May 1862 Crenshaw Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses the First Battle of Manassas (also known as the First Battle of Bull Run), which is occurring as he writes: "We think we are giving them death &...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Sydenham Moore near Manassas, Virginia, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1861-07-23
- During the Civil War, Moore served as a colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes the First Battle of Manassas (also known as the First Battle of Bull Run); though his regiment did not arrive in time to participate...
- 2010-05-12
- Letter from Catherine McRae in Selma, Alabama, probably to her brother James McRae.
- 1862-02-24
- In the letter Catherine discusses visits with family and friends; the price and availability of goods; troops who have been stationed in the area ("to watch the Yankees, and keep the negroes from running off"); local slaves who have run away; and...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Corinth, Mississippi, to his wife, Anna.
- 1862-04-09
- 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...
- 2011-04-04