In the letter Walton explains that he cannot give Caller the details he requested about "the time Warrants...issued to the justices of the quorum of Washington County" because the relevant documents have not yet been released to him.
Manac, also known as Totkes Hajou and Sam Moniac, was of Creek Indian and European descent; he was a relative of Alexander McGillivray. In the deposition he discusses a council meeting at Tuckabatchee, were Tecumseh delivered a speech to rally the...
In the letter Coffee makes a formal statement about a recent interview he had with Governor Gabriel Moore, regarding the conflict between Moore and McKinley. Coffee told Moore that McKinley had, as promised, supported Moore's nephew for the post of...
Schermerhorn writes on behalf of the United States commissioners who are negotiating the cession of Cherokee land east of the Mississippi River. In the letter he informs the council that the Cherokee government, adopted in 1827, is not recognized...
From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses money he is sending home, and he asks his father to use it to pay for the uniforms recently purchased for...
The request was submitted by I. P. Allison, an assistant surgeon of the Confederate States Army: "The above medicines are the pro rata, & I think a fair proportion of the medicines captured at Mumfordsville Ky & distributed by Dr Cross." Allison...
In the letter Hanes reports on the impressment of slaves in Montgomery and Autauga Counties. He had requested specific numbers of slaves from the two counties, but the planters in Montgomery County did not send enough. He includes a list of the...
In the letter Harrison gives details about the impressment of slaves belonging to Mrs. M. A. Tarrant. Colonel Brooks had issued a complaint on her behalf against Harrison and John Mosely, who are responsible for collecting the slaves requested by...
A note below the order explains that one officer (probably Henry Semple) has not provided the requested return; a note on the back mentions that Semple's trial (for "disobedience of orders" after failing to submit the reports correctly) will be...
In the letter Snell asks why the state legislature will not allow the people to vote on the proposed suffrage amendment to the United States Constitution: "The Legislature is not asked to grant suffrage to women, but is merely requested to permit...
In the first message, sent February 28, 1932, Bingham asks for the number of people in Alabama who are starving and the number who cannot find work. In the second message, sent February 29, 1932, Miller replies that he does not have the details...
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...
During the meeting Dr. H. Councill Trenholm presented the report that had been requested by the Board on June 14. Afterward the governor and the superintendent of education thanked him for the "progress he had made in organizing the college so that...
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