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- Contract between Willis P. Bocock and Lewis O. Collins, who will be serving as an overseer at Waldwick Plantation in Marengo County, Alabama.
- 1860-07-16
- In exchange for managing the plantation and slaves, Collins will receive a horse to ride about the property; housing, provisions, and a servant for his family; and $500 per year. The contract ends with the stipulation that "if he drinks any spirits...
- 2009-09-04
- "Run the Blockade!"
- 1862-02-01
- Advertisement for merchandise available at A. M. Salomon's Cigar Divan in Mobile, Alabama: "Just received, per sailing vessel, a fine assortment of nautical instruments, namely: marine opera glasses, spy-glasses, compasses, &c., &c., &c. Also, a...
- 2012-01-27
- Letter and telegram from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-02-11
- In the letter, written February 11, 1862, Lapsley discusses the supply of coal, saltpeter, and sulphur available to the Confederate government if it decides to establish an armory in Selma, Alabama. He ends by expressing the need for more weapons:...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from Catherine McRae in Selma, Alabama, probably to her brother James McRae.
- 1862-02-24
- In the letter Catherine discusses visits with family and friends; the price and availability of goods; troops who have been stationed in the area ("to watch the Yankees, and keep the negroes from running off"); local slaves who have run away; and...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from James A. Hall in camp near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-07-08
- During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses recent troop movements ("one of the severest marches that I have ever made"); a recent visit with his brothers, who...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from W. D. Drisk, a teacher in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Governor William Hugh Smith in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1869-06-14
- In the letter Drisk explains that he has not been paid for his work because the county has not provided enough schools for African American children: "During four months of the past winter I taught in this city the children of freedmen having been...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from John D. Adams to Dr. W. H. Oates in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1915-11-09
- At the time this letter was written, Oates was serving as the state prison inspector. In it Adams reports on conditions in the Chambers County jail. He notes that the eleven prisoners (one white man and eleven African American men) are healthy, but...
- 2009-12-03
- THE PHYSICAL AND HEALTH CONDITIONS OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY RURAL SCHOOLS FOR WHITE CHILDREN, a report submitted to the county board of education by William F. Feagin.
- 1917
- Before he assumed the position of county superintendent in October 1917, Feagin investigated the local schools to assess their conditions and needs: "The observations of the physical equipment made while on my visits to the schools for whites were...
- 2009-09-04
- Poll tax receipt issued to Rosa Boyles in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- 1920-10-22
- The tax was $1.50 per year.
- 2009-04-21
- Poll tax receipt issued to Bolling Hall in Elmore County, Alabama.
- 1920-12-31
- The tax was $1.50 per year.
- 2009-04-21
- Poll tax receipts issued to Homer Boyles and his wife, Rosa, in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- 1931-01-29
- The tax was $1.50 per year.
- 2009-04-21
- Poll tax receipts issued to Rosa Boyles and her daughter, Apcella, in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- 1938-01-25
- The tax was $1.50 per year. Apcella's name is misspelled on the receipt.
- 2009-04-21
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1943-08-06
- This is the first issue of the newsletter. It mentions liquor rationing in Montgomery, which limits registrants to one pint per week.
- 2009-09-18
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1943-08-20
- This issue mentions a cut in gas rationing in Montgomery, decreasing the allowance from four to three gallons per coupon: "Only the chronic gripers minded it."
- 2009-09-18
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1944-09-29
- This issue mentions a possible increase in the amount of shotgun shells available to hunters in the fall; a cutback to only one license plate per vehicle "instead of the peace-time front and rear"; and new gas rations (more gas will be given per...
- 2009-09-18
- "Voter lists up by 31% after federal drive."
- 1966-10-02
- This article from the Birmingham News discusses the increase in the number of registered voters in Alabama following the Voting Rights Act of 1965: "It was an over-all gain of more than 31 per cent which affected the voter totals of virtually all...
- 2011-01-13