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- Letter from Thomas H. Terrell in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, to John D. Terrell in Marion County, Alabama.
- 1835-07-15
- In the letter Thomas discusses sickness in the area; the death of a couple of relatives from the disease; and the unnecessary expense of current lifestyles: "We live in a world of exstravegancy [sic] of dress & eating which cant [sic] be kept up...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Howell Rose in Coosa County, Alabama, to Bolling Hall.
- 1850
- In the letter Rose discusses a disturbance among the slaves on his plantation, and he asks Hall to investigate the matter: "I must...ask you to ride over to my plantation and ascertain...the fact of the assembling of white men there on the Sabbath,...
- 2012-01-27
- 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
- Letter from William Riley Jones in West Point, Georgia, to his wife, Mary.
- 1863-05-27
- 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. He wrote the letter while his regiment was traveling by railroad from Tennessee, to Vicksburg,...
- 2010-07-27
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in Resaca, Georgia, to his father in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1863-12-06
- From November 1863 through the end of the Civil War, Bolling Hall, Jr., was colonel of the 59th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he reports that his brother, James, is safe (he had been reported dead). He also discusses difficulties he is...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in Bristol (in Tennessee or Virginia), to his father in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1863-12-28
- From November 1863 through the end of the Civil War, Bolling Hall, Jr., was colonel of the 59th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses his efforts to rejoin his brothers and regiment, after recuperating from a battle wound: "It is...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp at Dalton, Georgia, to his brother, Charles, at a boarding school in Coosa County, Alabama..
- 1864-05-06
- During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses weather and conditions in camp; crops planted in the area; the possibility of a battle soon; reinforcements arriving daily; and the strict discipline...
- 2011-07-06
- Description of a streetcar strike in Montgomery, Alabama, written by newspaper correspondent H. W. Laird.
- 1906-00-00
- In 1906, the Montgomery City Council passed an ordinance requiring blacks and whites to ride on separate streetcars. The Montgomery Traction Company, owner of the streetcars, refused to comply because it would not have been profitable. It would...
- 2009-09-11