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- Instructions and schedule for official passengers of the U.S.S. Ingham.
- This sheet gives an itinerary and basic information for those traveling on the U.S.S. Ingham.
- 2009-09-15
- Handwritten copy of a letter from Secretary of War Henry Knox to Captain Henry Burbeck at the fort on the St. Marys River, between the United States and Spanish Florida.
- 1790-08-16
- In the letter Knox explains that the Creek nation and the United States have just signed the Treaty of New York, a pact of "peace and strict friendship." He is sending this message with Creek representatives who are returning home, and he instructs...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from John Smylie in Macon County, Georgia, to Reverend James Smylie in Centreville, Mississippi.
- 1825-05-07
- In the letter John discusses traveling through Alabama and Georgia, and he describes the Creek uprising after the Treaty of Indian Springs was signed: "The Creek Indians are in a great commotion at present. On Saturday last they have killed Genl....
- 2009-06-25
- Excerpt from VICISSITUDES IN THE WILDERNESS, the journal of Peggy Dow.
- 1833-00-00
- In the excerpt Peggy Dow discusses passing through present-day Alabama with her husband, Lorenzo, an itinerant preacher from Connecticut. She describes the landscape, accommodations, traveling conditions, and acquaintances met along the way. She...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Y. Dickinson to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1835-04-10
- Dickinson writes while traveling through the Alabama to settle claims before going to New York. He asks Dellet to collect money owed him by B. F. Porter; because Porter has land and slaves, Dickinson thinks he should have no trouble paying the debt.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Syndenham Moore on the Rio Grande, to his wife, Amanda, in Greensboro, Alabama.
- 1846-08-31
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. He wrote this letter while traveling on a boat to his regiment's next camp. In it he mentions the great sickness that...
- 2010-01-28
- Diary written by C. A. Ryder while serving as a private in the "Mobile Rifles", Company K, 3rd Alabama Infantry regiment.
- 1861
- In the diary he describes the troop movements of the "Mobile Rifles" after the regiment was formed in 1861; traveling to Lynchburg, Virginia; the enthusiasm for secession in Alabama and Virginia; his term of service at Norfolk, Virginia; social...
- 2011-10-12
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in Corinth, Mississippi, to his father in Alabama.
- 1861-05-03
- From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses conditions in camp; traveling to his present location ("we had to go up on box cars...The men were very much crowded too but Capt. Davis...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Mary Ann Hall in Portland, Alabama, to her son, Edward, probably in Connecticut or New York.
- 1861-05-04
- In the letter she discusses money that has been sent to Edward to buy clothes; unreliable mail delivery; the difficulty of traveling between the North and South; and her husband's new retail firm. She makes predictions about the outcome of the...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from John E. Hall in Corinth, Mississippi, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1861-05-26
- From May 1861 to June 1862 John Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses activities and conditions in camp; the health of his fellow soldiers; traveling through Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi ("I wish I had...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall in Lynchburg, Virginia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1861-06-13
- From May 1861 to May 1862 Crenshaw Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses the journey to their current location ("one continued train of accidents and delays "); conditions in camp; the health of the men in his...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., near Manassas Junction, Virginia, to his father in Alabama.
- 1861-06-16
- From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses traveling to (and setting up at) his current location; conditions in camp; Union "scouting parties" captured nearby and the accidental...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from John E. Hall at Fairfax Station in Virginia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1861-06-27
- From May 1861 to June 1862 John Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses measles and other sickness in camp ("I suppose some twelve or more have died"); troop movements; and upcoming campaigns. He mentions that he will...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from S. G. Hardaway at Davis' Ford, Virginia, to Major A. B. Ragan in Manassas, Virginia.
- 1862-01-22
- In the brief letter, Hardaway introduces Ragan to Bolling Hall, who is traveling home to Alabama.
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from J. H. Warrick in Corinth, Mississippi, to his brother, Thomas.
- 1862-03-24
- During the war, J. H. Warrick served in Company D of the 17th Alabama Infantry; Thomas served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. In the letter J. H writes about life in his company. He...
- 2009-11-20
- Letter from Isaac Newton Morgan at Camp Pierce in Athens, Alabama, to Thomas Morgan in Harrison County, Ohio.
- 1862-05-22
- During the Civil War, Isaac Morgan served in Company C of the 37th Indiana Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes fighting the "secesh" in north Alabama. He mentions camp activities and duties in Athens; Union soldiers who were captured and...
- 2009-06-25
- Manifests for the "Ariel," a vessel of the Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Line.
- 1862-11-29
- The ship was traveling to the Port of Aspinwall in Panama. Among the items on board were "four barrels ale" and "one coffee fan."
- 2009-10-16
- Letter from Henry Semple in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily, in Gainestown, Alabama.
- 1863-01-08
- 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 describes the Battle of Murfreesboro, giving...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his wife, Anna.
- 1863-01-25
- At the start of the Civil War, Dent was a 1st lieutenant of the Eufaula Rifles, which became Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry; he was eventually promoted to captain and commanded Dent's Battery (formerly Robertson's Battery). In the letter he...
- 2011-04-04
- 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