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- Writ of diminution issued to the court of Washington County in the Mississippi Territory (later Alabama), regarding the case between Edwin Lewis and Peter Cartwright.
- 1808-10-31
- Lewis, the plaintiff, had complained about the outcome of the trial: "...suggesting to us that manifest Error had intervened in the record and process, and also in the giving of Judgment of the plea which was before you by our Writ between the said...
- 2010-11-12
- Slave deed of gift from Alexander Blackshear, Sr., of Henry County, Alabama, to his son, Alexander Blackshear, Jr.
- 1836-12-27
- Upon Blackshear's death, his son will receive a slave named Dennis, who is currently about twenty-four years old. The document is witnessed by John Murphy and Joseph Albritton.
- 2009-09-18
- Diary kept by Syndenham Moore during the Mexican-American War.
- 1846-00-00
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the diary he describes his war service from May 26, 1846, to May 13, 1847. He mentions troop movements in Mexico and...
- 2009-11-17
- Letter from James Jackson at Fort Barrancas, Florida, to his wife.
- 1861-07-10
- At the time this letter was written, Jackson was serving as a captain in the 7th Alabama Infantry. In it he discusses conditions at the fort. He mentions "great sickness in the camp," including measles and typhoid fever, and he describes the strict...
- 2009-12-14
- Letter from Henry Semple in O' Bannonville, Florida to his wife, Emily, in Gainestown, Alabama.
- 1862-01-06
- 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 the selection and enlistment of men...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from James R. Riggs at Camp Pettus near Mobile, Alabama, to his sister, Martha Smith.
- 1862-07-12
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he recounts a recent visit with his father, and he discusses the sickness and death he has witnessed during the war: "Dear Sister it is...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from Thomas B. Hall at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, to his father, Bolling.
- 1863-05-07
- In the letter he describes reaction to a report that Union forces were approaching Tuscaloosa. The alarm was proven false after the cadets were called to arms, but the event demonstrated the city's weakness in case of invasion: "The scouts came...
- 2011-10-20