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- "Wallace for Governor: 'Our kind of man.'"
- Leaflet promoting George Wallace in the 1970 gubernatorial campaign. It discusses his stance on issues such as taxation, medical service, public education, gender equality ("Alabama's women will have their rightful place in state government"),...
- 2010-11-08
- Transcript of a letter from Alexander McGillivray to a British official.
- 1783-04-10
- In the letter McGillivray describes a recent meeting of the Creek Indian chiefs and the efforts of the Georgia legislature to take control of Creek lands. He calls on their British allies for support against the Americans: "Georgia and Carolina in...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from R. Lee at Fort Stoddert, to James Caller in Washington County of the Mississippi Territory (later Alabama).
- 1812-01-06
- In the letter Lee explains that he has been very ill and that he hopes to travel "below Mobile with intention of a restoration of health." He cannot afford the trip, however, so he asks Caller to lend him some money: "I cannot get the necessaries I...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from W. Gray, sheriff of Morgan County, Alabama, to Governor Pickens in Greene County, Alabama.
- 1822-05-01
- In the letter Gray discusses the case of Adam Lowry, who was tried and convicted twice, first for stealing a hog and then for stealing a horse. He explains that Lowry "is an object of Executive Clemency" and asks that he be pardoned from serving...
- 2010-12-07
- "An Act Regulating Indian Affairs" in the state of Georgia.
- 1835
- The act makes six provisions for dealing with the Cherokee Indian population of the state during the period of removal. First, it stipulates that U.S. citizens will not be allowed to emigrate to Indian reservations, include those Indians who were...
- 2010-11-12
- "California Bound."
- 1849-10-16
- Advertisement for the sale of an 83-acre farm in Henry County, Alabama. The nearby community of Lawrenceville "promises to become an interesting little village, being the situation of Prof. Spears recently established High School, and surrounded by...
- 2009-08-24
- Letter from W. R. R. Wyatt in Autaugaville, Alabama, to Bolling Hall.
- 1860-05-15
- In the letter Wyatt asks Hall to attend an upcoming meeting of the Democratic party in the area "to take part in deliberating and determining the future action of our party on the momentous issue which promises to be presently presented to the...
- 2011-07-06
- 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 William Riley Jones in Jackson County, Alabama, to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
- 1862-09-14
- During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. In the letter he discusses news of family members and explains that he has just drawn three...
- 2010-07-15
- Draft of a letter from Bolling Hall in Alabama, to President Andrew Johnson.
- 1865-05-29
- In the letter Hall discusses his petition for pardon and promises to be a loyal citizen of the United States.
- 2011-10-06
- Draft of a letter from Bolling Hall in Montgomery, Alabama, to Governor Lewis E. Parsons.
- 1865-07-27
- In the letter Hall discusses his petition for pardon and promises to be a loyal citizen of the United States.
- 2011-10-06
- Advertisement for Coca-Cola from the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1914-08-15
- The advertisement promises that "Bottled Coca-Cola is sold in every store in the City of Montgomery."
- 2009-08-24
- Correspondence dealing with a strike at the Mobile Cotton Mills in Crichton, Alabama.
- 1933-10
- In the first letter, written October 31, 1933, Harry H. Smith describes the strike to Governor Benjamin Miller. To protest alleged violations of the National Recovery Administration's textile code, the strikers have been harassing the mill's...
- 2009-09-15
- Correspondence dealing with a proposed dog fight in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- 1934-01
- The first two letters, written January 20 and 22, 1934, are from American Humane Association representatives Richard C. Craven and N. J. Walker. They inform Governor Benjamin Miller of dog fights to be held in Tuscaloosa by the American Pit Bull...
- 2009-09-15
- Letters between C. G. Gomillion, president of the Tuskegee Civic Association, and Senator Sam Engelhardt, chairman of the Macon County Committee of the Alabama legislature.
- 1958-02
- The Macon County Committee was created to study the possibility of abolishing the county or redrawing its boundary. In the first letter, written February 8, 1958, Gomillion asks for a chance to speak before the Committee on behalf of the citizens...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from Senator John H. Hawkins, Jr., chairman of the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace, to Governor Albert Brewer in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1968-05-13
- In the letter Hawkins describes the Commission's current activities and promises "our complete cooperation and access to our investigative files." He wants to meet with the governor soon for a briefing.
- 2010-01-28