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- Letter from Governor Clement C. Clay in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Secretary of War J. R. Poinsett in Washington, D.C.
- 1837-04-17
- In the letter Clay asks Poinsett to override a recent military order regarding "retailers of spirituous liquors." Clay does not explain what the order was, but it is likely that it restricted the sale of alcoholic beverages even among the white...
- 2010-11-12
- Diary kept by Syndenham Moore during the Mexican-American War.
- 1846-00-00
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the diary he describes his war service from May 26, 1846, to May 13, 1847. He mentions troop movements in Mexico and...
- 2009-11-17
- Letter from James Jackson from Hagerstown, Maryland, to his wife in Greenville, Georgia.
- 1862-07-07
- At the time this letter was written, Jackson was serving as a lieutenant colonel in the 47th Alabama Infantry. In it he discusses the recent Confederate defeat at Gettysburg. He describes in great detail the advance of his regiment during the...
- 2009-12-14
- "Conscripts Under Eighteen and Over Forty-Five."
- 1864-04-08
- This article cites The Richmond Whig, which reports that Confederate conscription has been extended to men between the ages of 17 and 50. This was the second time the age range had been increased; originally, only men between 18 and 35 years were...
- 2010-01-25
- Letter from Carrie Chapman Catt in New York, to Joel D. Murphree in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1901-06-14
- Catt was president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and Miller was a delegate to the Alabama constitutional convention in 1901. In this letter she expresses her hope that women's suffrage will be addressed at the convention: "At...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Carrie Chapman Catt in New York, to Charles H. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1901-06-14
- Catt was president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and Miller was a delegate to the Alabama constitutional convention in 1901. In this letter she expresses her hope that women's suffrage will be addressed at the convention: "At...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from William B. Bankhead to his daughter, Tallulah, in Hollywood, California.
- 1932-03-15
- In the letter Bankhead explains the difficulty he has had getting an extension on the passport of Ida, Tallulah's English personal assistant. He succeeded because of his political connections: "I really had to go myself in person to get the matter...
- 2009-10-16