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- Letter from Ferdinand L. Claiborne at a "Soldiers Retreat, " to James Caller.
- 1812-06-23
- In the letter Claiborne explains that Caller's son, Robert, has been selected to serve in the military "and to draw for money for the purpose of recruiting." Because Robert has not answered the order, the captain who issued it assumes that he...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from Samuel Dale to Governor William Wyatt Bibb in the Alabama Territory.
- 1818-09-23
- In the letter Dale discusses several scouting expeditions he has made recently, and he reports that "I am under a full belief there is no Indians of the disaffected in this quarter." He then asks about the future of the fort he established in...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from Governor Clement C. Clay in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Major General Thomas S. Jesup in Tampa Bay, Florida.
- 1837-03-30
- In the letter Clay discusses the recent Creek War in Alabama and describes current efforts to permanently remove Indians from the state. (Clay believed that "nothing would restore safety and tranquility, to the inhabitants, but the entire removal...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from Henry Semple in Wartrace, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863-05-26
- 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 explains that he is staying at a country home...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from Henry Semple at Mrs. Murphy's near Wartrace, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863-05-29
- 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 explains that he has been recovering after a...
- 2011-06-01
- Handwritten copy of a letter from D. P. Everett in Orange Hill, Florida, to Governor John Milton.
- 1864-06-13
- In the letter Everett urges Milton to cooperate with the governor of Alabama to provide military protection at the saltworks in West Bay, Florida: "The operatives have so long & so often been injured & annoyed by insignificant raids upon their work...
- 2010-12-07
- Newspaper clipping of letters between Dr. Noah B. Cloud, Alabama's state superintendent of public instruction, and H. S. Whitfield, superintendent of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
- 1869-06-10
- In the first letter Dr. Cloud reprimands Whitfield because Tuscaloosa County has not provided enough schools for its African American children: "...you have reported 44 white schools, and only 2 colored, which is not in accordance with the school...
- 2009-09-14