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- Letter from Harry Toulmin at Fort Stoddert in Mobile County, Alabama, to U.S. Secretary of War John C. Calhoun.
- 1818-05-25
- In the letter Toulmin discusses the proposed improvement to the road between Fort Stoddert and Fort Hawkins in Georgia, which was authorized by a recent act of Congress. He argues that the current route between the two forts is "entirely out of...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from George R. Gilmer to Richard Blount, chairman of the board of commissioners for the Oconee Navigation Association.
- 1829-12-24
- In the letter Gilmer informs Blount that the state-owned slaves ("public hands") who are working for him on the Oconee River should be taken to Milledgeville, Georgia, where they will be put to work on "the improvement of the roads and rivers in...
- 2010-11-17
- Letter from the firm of Destia, Sheppard and Company in Mobile, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1843-01-16
- The letter informs Dellet that the goods he recently ordered have been shipped. The bill for the purchase is written at the top of the letter. Included are pages from Merchants and Planters Prices Current, which gives details of the cotton market:...
- 2009-06-25
- The Dallas Gazette, volume 15, number 43.
- 1858-08-20
- The issue includes advertisements and articles on the following topics: goods and services offered by local businesses; death, marriage, and legal notices; local events; news about social, medical, agricultural, political, economic, and military...
- 2011-10-11
- Incomplete letter from an official at the University of Alabama, to Bolling Hall.
- 1860-10-25
- The author of the letter addresses Hall's apparent complaints about the new military organization of the university. He explains that new system is expected to reduce expenses, and he discusses specific areas where cost is reduced or unchanged...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Henry Semple in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863-04-19
- During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter he discusses his desire to retire from military...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from F. C. Randolph in camp at Pollard, Alabama, to Captain Henry Semple.
- 1863-10-17
- During the Civil War, Henry Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter Randolph discusses recent battles, and he...
- 2011-07-01
- Letters to C. J. Hildreth in New Decatur, Alabama, regarding the upcoming annual meeting of the Tennessee River Improvement Association, to be held in Huntsville, Alabama.
- 1908-10
- In the first letter William E. Fort, private secretary to Governor B. B. Comer, informs Hildreth that the governor has appointed him to represent Alabama at the annual convention. The other ten delegates are also listed. In the second letter W. B....
- 2009-10-16
- Letter from the firm of Goodman and Miller in Mobile, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1934-03-01
- The letter discusses payment the firm sent to Dellet (which he has not yet received) and an improvement in the cotton market. Included are pages from Mobile Shipping & Commercial List.
- 2009-06-25
- "Integrated Bus Suggestions."
- 1956-12-19
- This flier was issued by the Montgomery Improvement Association after the end of the bus boycott.
- 2009-09-11
- Report submitted by Dr. H. Councill Trenholm, president of Alabama State College, at a meeting of the Alabama State Board of Education.
- 1960-07-20
- The Board had requested this report at its meeting on June 14, 1960. In it Trenholm discusses recent civil rights demonstrations led by students and faculty at the college, and he assures the Board that the situation is improving: "While there have...
- 2010-01-28