Advertisement for the sale of a 483-acre plantation in Henry County, Alabama. Each section of land is described, and several buildings are included ("a good gin house and screw, and a comfortable log cabin...negro houses, corn cribs, stalls, &c.")....
From July 1862 to November 1863, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard’s Legion. The reorganization of Hilliard's Legion (described in this letter) became official on November 25, 1863. Following reorganization, Crenshaw was...
In the first letter, written January 25, 1916, the men urge Bankhead to work to keep the United States out of the war, though they support the fortification of coastal cities: "Vote for the bills to stop Americans from traveling on beligrent vesels...
In the letter Altman refers to an article in the Tuscaloosa News, which described some sort of demonstration at the University of Alabama; though she does not give details about the incident, she accuses the school's faculty and president of...
In the letter Strickland complains about a recent newspaper article, which described the Commission as "the state's super-secret spy agency." Strickland argues that the journalist misquoted him and reported hearsay rather than fact. He gives...
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