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- Letter from Governor Clement C. Clay in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Colonel John Currie.
- 1837-02-21
- In the letter Clay responds to a message he has just received from Currie, which was sent almost two months before ("What can have been the cause of this delay, I am wholly unable to explain"). He explains that he has called several companies of...
- 2010-11-12
- Incomplete draft of a letter from James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama, to the members of the Clay Club in Dallas County, Alabama.
- 1842-11-06
- The Clay Club was formed by the Whig citizens of Dallas County. In the letter Dellet writes that he will be unable to attend the club's upcoming dinner in Selma. He then gives a dismal summary of the nation's political and economic condition, which...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Randall Cooke in Wallingford, Connecticut, to his grandson, Edward Hall, probably in Portland, Alabama.
- 1860-10-10
- In the letter Cooke discusses money that his grandson has sent him (which he has not received), and he explains that he will be unable lend Edward anything: "...I am in debt at present and probably shall be till some favorable turn takes place...My...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., near Fairfax Station in Virginia, to his father in Alabama.
- 1861-07-04
- From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses activities in camp ("while not on guard have been throwing up dirt batteries...I came to the conclusion that I would prefer giving the...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., at Davis Ford in Virginia, to his father in Alabama.
- 1861-12-26
- From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he explains that he will be unable to get a furlough, and he discusses the possibility of getting a promotion: "If I do not get a position I shall...
- 2011-07-06
- List of families from Morgan County, Alabama, eligible to receive relief from the state government during the Civil War.
- 1862-02-06
- These were families of "volunteers absent in the army," who were unable to provide for themselves. The list gives the names of the volunteers, the number of family members, and the amount of money required by each family for a year. A transcript of...
- 2009-09-15
- List of families from Franklin County, Alabama, eligible to receive relief from the state government during the Civil War.
- 1862-02-18
- These were families of "volunteers absent in the army," who were unable to provide for themselves. The list gives the names of the volunteers, the number of family members, and the amount of money required by each family for a year.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Sydenham Moore near Manassas, Virginia, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1862-02-27
- During the Civil War, Moore served as a colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses the transport of sick wounded soldiers to hospitals, and he mentions an anticipated attack on Confederate troops by General McClellan....
- 2010-05-12
- List of families from Covington County, Alabama, eligible to receive relief from the state government during the Civil War.
- 1862-03-12
- These were families of "volunteers absent in the army," who were unable to provide for themselves. The list gives the names of the volunteers, the number of family members, and the amount of money required by each family for a year.
- 2009-09-15
- List of families from Coffee County, Alabama, eligible to receive relief from the state government during the Civil War.
- 1862-04-11
- These were families of "volunteers absent in the army," who were unable to provide for themselves. The list gives the names of the volunteers, the number of family members, and the amount of money required by each family for a year.
- 2009-09-15
- List of families from Henry County, Alabama, eligible to receive relief from the state government during the Civil War.
- 1862-06-12
- These were families of "volunteers absent in the army," who were unable to provide for themselves. The list gives the names of the volunteers, the number of family members, and the amount of money required by each family for a year. A transcript of...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from William Riley Jones to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
- 1862-09
- 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 money that he and several other men are planning to send home; they...
- 2010-07-15
- Letter from William Riley Jones to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
- 1862-09
- 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 money that he and several other men are planning to send home; they...
- 2010-07-15
- Letter from William Riley Jones to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
- 1862-09
- 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 illness in the camp and money that he and several other men have...
- 2010-07-15
- Letter from Henry Semple in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863-03-15
- 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 discusses their children and mutual...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall in Morristown, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1864-01-11
- From November 1863 through the end of the Civil War, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 59th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses recent troop movements; failure and hardship experienced by the army ("misfortune seems to have seized...
- 2011-10-20
- Transcript of a letter from I. B. Cadenhead in Macon County, Alabama, to his wife.
- 1864-05-22
- In the letter Cadenhead explains that he will soon be leaving for Dalton, Georgia, to join the 34th Alabama Regiment. He also mentions that he was unable to get a furlough, and he discusses the livestock and crops at home: "I was sorrey to heare...
- 2009-12-14
- Letter from the mayor and councilmen of Greensboro, Alabama, to Governor Wager Swayne in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1867-06-14
- In the letter the men discuss the murder of a freedman, who had been appointed a registrar in the county. They have been unable to find the young man who shot him, and tension is building: "The excitement occasioned by the outrage of yesterday was...
- 2009-09-15
- 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
- Excerpt from MINUTES OF THE FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE OF ALABAMA, held in Auburn, Alabama.
- 1889-08-06
- The passage includes a letter from the Alliance to the editors of the Montgomery Advertiser, criticizing the newspaper for its apparent support of the "jute trust": "As an organization, the Alliance has entered the contest with the Jute Bagging...
- 2009-08-24