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- Letter from Syndenham Moore near Tampico, Mexico, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1846-12-25
- 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 possible upcoming troop movements and campaigns; the landscape and native people near his new...
- 2010-04-23
- "The Permanent Constitution of the Confederate States of America."
- 1861-04-10
- This article discusses the ratification of the Confederate constitution and the recent formation of the Confederate States. It defends secession, praises the actions and intent of the people, and predicts a bright future for the new government:...
- 2010-01-25
- Letters from Lizzie D. Lewis in Albemarle County, Virginia, to Juliet Opie Hopkins, superintendent of the Alabama Hospitals in Richmond, Virginia.
- 1861-06
- In the first letter, written June 11, 1861, Lewis explains her desire to become a nurse (preferably "without without being exposed to all those most disagreeable sights connected with a sickroom") despite the objections of her friends and family....
- 2010-12-07
- Letters between Raphael Semmes in Mobile, Alabama, and Major General Wager Swayne in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1866-08
- In the first letter, written August 26, Semmes complains that he has not been allowed to take his position as probate judge of Mobile County: "Do I read the President's proclamation of the 20th. inst., declaring that peace prevails throughout the...
- 2009-10-16
- "Underwood and Prohibition."
- 1923
- Leaflet issued by the Underwood Campaign Committee for Alabama, during Senator Oscar Underwood's run for president of the United States. The publication defends his position on the prohibition issue; while Underwood originally opposed the...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from General Douglas MacArthur to Frank W. Boykin.
- 1950-12-13
- In this letter MacArthur defends his recent actions in Korea and warns Americans against blindly accepting propaganda and reports from the sensationalist press. MacArthur wrote this before President Truman removed him from his position.
- 2009-09-15
- Letters between Sam Evans in Chicago, Illinois, and L. B. Sullivan, police commissioner in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1960-03-00
- In the first letter, written March 10, 1960, Evans disagrees with Sullivan's suggestion to close Alabama State College, arguing that the students who recently protested there "are only asking for the rights given them in the constitution of these...
- 2010-07-27
- Telegram from Bernard Lee in Montgomery, Alabama, to Governor John Patterson.
- 1960-06-15
- In the message Lee criticizes the dismissal of Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick from Alabama State College, and he defends the actions of the demonstrators: "Governor Patterson should not give credit to the Communist for the American ideals which have been...
- 2010-01-28