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- Articles discussing Senator Jefferson Buford's suggestion that the Southern states hold a convention to address perceived violations of Southern liberty and state sovereignty.
- 1849-01-02
- The first item is a letter from Senator Buford, in which he discusses sectional division over the issues of territorial expansion and slavery; he suggests a convention of the Southern states to address the "impending results of the northern...
- 2009-09-18
- Excerpt from PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION, OF ALABAMA, HELD IN THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY, ON THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE 1860.
- 1860-06-04
- This assembly of the Alabama Democrats plans to send delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore, despite the withdrawal of the state's delegation from the earlier meeting in Charleston: "There is a vacancy in the Delegation of...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Bolling Hall at the University of Virginia to his father, Bolling Hall, in Alabama.
- 1860-10-06
- In the letter Bolling describes campus activities and promises to do better in school than he had the previous year, despite his busy social life. He also discusses politics in detail, including the presidential election of 1860 and Virginia's...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Dalton, Georgia, to his uncle, Tom Riggs.
- 1861-03-19
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes a recent campaign by General Joseph E. Johnston, which was a surprising success: "Gen Johnston completely surprise both our army...
- 2010-06-09
- 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
- Letter from J. J. Seibels in camp at Davis' Ford near Manassas, Virginia, to Bolling Hall in Alabama.
- 1862-01-24
- During the Civil War, Seibels served as a colonel of the 6th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses the possibility of Bolling Hall, Jr., joining with Captain Davis to form a new company of men from Autauga County, Alabama. He also...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Sydenham Moore near the James River in Virginia, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1862-05-24
- During the Civil War, Moore served as a colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses his oldest son's enlistment in the army; though he originally preferred for his son to join some other company, he had come to hope...
- 2010-05-12
- Letter from Thomas Warrick near Tupelo, Mississippi, to his wife, Martha.
- 1862-06-13
- During the war, Warrick served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he gives news of mutual acquaintances and describes death and despair in the camp: "I see a heap of strange...
- 2009-12-03
- Letter from Thomas Warrick near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his wife, Martha.
- 1863-01-13
- During the war, Warrick served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses the battle at Murfreesboro, describing battlefield conditions and casualties: "I don't see how I...
- 2009-12-03
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall near Knoxville, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-07-22
- From July 1862 to November 1863, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he argues in favor of conscript laws because "between 16 and 18 the state of Ala alone might recruit a force of at least 15,000...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Alfred Moore in Harrison, Tennessee, to his brother, Rittenhouse.
- 1863-08-02
- During the Civil War, Alfred Moore served in the 33rd Alabama Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses how difficult it is to get a furlough: "This war looks like it is destined yet to continue many more years & if I don't go home whilst the...
- 2010-05-12
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., at Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, to his father in Alabama.
- 1863-08-10
- From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses troop movements; possible reorganizations and officer promotions in the army ("I believe almost all the...
- 2011-10-20
- Argument for the defense in the case of The Confederate States versus Capt. H. C. Semple, presented by Semple himself.
- 1864
- Semple is charged with "disobedience of orders" for failing to submit correct quarterly ordnance returns. He explains that he did not have complete instructions, despite his efforts to get details from his commanding officer, T. R. Hotchkiss (who...
- 2011-07-06
- "Separation Law Ignored."
- 1902-12-02
- This article reports that the city ordinance segregating street cars is still in force, despite a local company's decision to ignore it. The head of the Mobile Light and Railroad Company adopted this policy because of uncooperative passengers and...
- 2010-01-25
- Letters between George Lang, a professor at the University of Alabama, and Oscar Underwood in Washington, D.C.
- 1919-08
- In the first letter, written May 23, 1919, Lang pledges his support for Underwood in the upcoming election, despite some disagreements over prohibition and the League of Nations. He also asks Underwood to support his friend, Lloyd M. Hooper, for...
- 2009-06-25
- "Stock Collapse Hits Cotton, Grain."
- 1929-10-24
- "Staple Off $2.50 a Bale and Wheat Declines 12 Cents." This article reports stock market conditions on "Black Thursday," when "Stocks were again dumped on the market in terrific volume...and wall Street trading facilities were completely swamped."...
- 2010-01-25
- "Stock Market Suffers Swiftest Decline Experienced in Years."
- 1929-10-24
- This article describes the stock market decline on October 23: "The stock market suffered the swiftest and most hair raising drop in recent financial history today, a sweeping decline far more drastic than anything yet experienced in this modern...
- 2010-01-25
- "Conditions Good, Says President."
- 1929-10-26
- This article reports that the nation's financial condition is sound despite the stock market crash on October 24 ("Black Thursday"): "The fundamental business of the country is on a sound and profitable basis, President Hoover asserted Friday, in a...
- 2010-01-25
- Letters between William A. Stewart, regional director of the National Conference of Christians & Jews, Inc., in Birmingham, Alabama, and Governor James E. Folsom in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1957-08-00
- In the first letter, written August 17, 1957, Stewart praises Folsom for his recent action against Ku Klux Klan demonstrations in the state: "I truly believe that thousands of decent voters in this state have been hoping such action would be taken...
- 2010-01-28
- Excerpts from IN SEARCH OF THE PROMISED LAND: A SLAVE FAMILY IN THE OLD SOUTH by John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger.
- 2006-00-00
- The passages describe the lives and contributions of three freedmen of the Rapier family. John H. Rapier, Jr., was a physician at the Freedmen's Hospital in Washington, D.C. John H. Rapier, Sr., a barber in Florence, Alabama, served as a voter...
- 2009-06-25