In the letter Thomas discusses family, business, and farming. At the end is a note added on behalf of "Brother Peter," who sends news of his children and asks for Richard's assistance in financial matters; specifically, he mentions compensation...
Advertisement for an upcoming estate sale in Sumter County, Alabama. Included in the auction will be "11 Likely Negroes," livestock, farming tools, furniture, housewares, and "One of the most valuable plantations in the State."
West borrowed "necessary provisions and money" from Burford in order "to procure the necessary teams, provision and farming implements to make a crop" for the year. A handwritten note on the back records that West repaid the debt on the required...
This article reports that state convicts will no longer be leased to coal mines in Alabama: "This determination has been brought about by the advice of Physician Inspector Bragg, who says a change in conditions is necessary to preserve the life and...
In this report Head describes the development of bus transportation among rural schools in Montgomery County. He gives details about the purchase and maintenance of the vehicles; the participating drivers and schools; and the records kept for each...
In the first message, sent May 4, 1932, McLeod refers to a legislative bill that would provide World War I veterans with land for farming, and he asks Alabama to contribute property. In the second message, sent May 5, 1932, Miller replies that the...
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