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- Bill of sale for a slave bought by Augustine Burge of Petersburg, Virginia, from Robert Pitcher.
- 1815
- Burge purchased the slave, woman named Mary Ann, for $400 on November 25, 1815. On the back of the receipt are three further transactions involving Mary Ann: first, she was transferred to John Butterworth on April 6, 1818; then she was sold to...
- 2012-01-27
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by John Butterworth of Petersburg, Virginia, from Robert Spiers.
- 1818
- Butterworth purchased the slave, a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old young woman named Fanny, for $500 on April 6, 1818. On the back of the receipt are two further transactions involving Fanny: first, she was transferred to Green Wood on April 18, and...
- 2012-01-27
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by Green Wood from E. Graves.
- 1818
- Butterworth purchased the slave, a boy named Griffin, for $575 on April 10, 1818. On the back of the receipt is another transaction involving Griffin, in which he was given to Bolling Hall on May 20.
- 2012-01-27
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by William R. Chieves from Samuel and Mary Baugh.
- 1818
- Chieves purchased the slave, a boy named Emanuel, for $600 on November 25, 1815. On the back of the receipt are two further transactions involving Emanuel: first, he was transferred to Green Wood on April 18, 1818, and then he was given to Bolling...
- 2012-01-27
- Certificate issued by Governor William Wyatt Bibb, appointing Bolling Hall clerk of the superior court of Autauga County in the Alabama Territory.
- 1819-02-15
- The seal of the Alabama Executive office (lower left corner of the document) is extremely detailed, showing rivers (and their names), borders, and buildings (possibly courthouses). An enhanced, enlarged version of the seal is included here.
- 2012-01-27
- Officer's bond given by Bolling Hall upon his commission "as clerk of the Superior court of law and equity for the said county of Autauga."
- 1819-02-24
- Hall is bound to "duly and faithfully execute the duties of said office and shall not remove or suffer to be removed or carried out of the county the record and papers of said court whereof he is clerk or any part thereof except in cases allowed by...
- 2012-01-27
- Writ of arrest issued to the sheriff of Autauga County of the Alabama Territory, commanding him "to take the body of Mathew Duncan, if to be found within your county & him safely keep" until the date of his trial.
- 1819-06-21
- A note on the back explains the charge to the accused, Mathew Duncan: "Take notice this action is brought to recover the price of a horse the proper goods & chattels of Thomas Cargill which you took & converted to your own use." A transcript is...
- 2012-01-27
- Writ of arrest issued to the sheriff of Autauga County of the Alabama Territory, commanding him "to take the body of Mathew Duncan, if to be found within your county & him safely keep" until the date of his trial.
- 1819-06-21
- A note on the back explains the charge to the accused, Mathew Duncan: "This is an action brought by Thomas Cargill against you to recover five hundred Dollars for breaking & entering with force & arms the premises of him the said Thomas & taking &...
- 2012-01-27
- Argument for the defense in the case of The Confederate States versus Capt. H. C. Semple, presented by Semple himself.
- 1864
- Semple is charged with "disobedience of orders" for failing to submit correct quarterly ordnance returns. He explains that he did not have complete instructions, despite his efforts to get details from his commanding officer, T. R. Hotchkiss (who...
- 2011-07-06
- Argument for the defense in the case of The Confederate States versus Lieutenant David Hartshorne, presented by Major Henry Semple.
- 1864
- One of Hartshorne's men, Jack Davis, had been arrested for drunkenness and disorderly conduct by a Colonel Taylor. Hartshorne is on trial for failing to assist Taylor in the arrest; for allowing Davis to misbehave; and for rebuking Taylor for...
- 2011-07-06
- Argument for the defense in the case of The Confederate States versus Jack Davis, presented by Major Henry Semple.
- 1864
- Davis had been arrested for drunkenness and disorderly conduct by a Colonel Taylor. Semple argues that Davis should not be charged with more than intoxication while on duty, because he was provoked by Taylor: "the aggravations, of abusive language...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Captain Henry Semple to Major General Simon Buckner.
- 1864-03
- 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 reports the misconduct of another captain:...
- 2011-07-06
- Contract for Allice, a former slave, who will be working ten months for N. M. Ruff and William Bonnell Hall of Benton, Alabama.
- 1866-03-01
- The agreement was actually made by Joseph, Allice's guardian. For her work she is to receive $48, rations, and medical care.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from R. W. Russell in Lowndesboro, Alabama, to William Bonnell Hall.
- 1866-03-12
- In the letter Russell, an agent with the Freedmen's Bureau, informs Hall of a complaint from four of his contracted workers: "The 'Freedmen,' Frank Pfeaster, Abner, Ann, & Cicily have called my attention to the contract made between you & them last...
- 2009-06-25
- Contract for Fred, a freedman, who will be working nine months for William Bonnell Hall and Thomas Douglas of Lowndes County, Alabama.
- 1866-03-27
- For his work Fred is to receive $10 each month.
- 2009-06-25
- Contract for John Henry and his aunt, Elizabeth, both freedmen, who will be working a year for Washington Wallace of Lowndes County, Alabama.
- 1867
- For their work they are to receive $225, rations, and medical care.
- 2009-06-25
- Contract for six African Americans, all freedmen, who will be working a year for Washington Wallace, Ed Anderson, and William Bonnell Hall of Benton, Alabama.
- 1867-01-07
- All the freedmen are listed at the end, with the amount each will be paid.
- 2009-06-25
- Contract for J. Miller, a freedman, who will be working a year for William Bonnell Hall of Benton, Alabama.
- 1867-01-11
- For his work Miller is to receive $144 and rations.
- 2009-06-25
- Sharecropping contract between James G. Tait and Thomas Hill, a freedman.
- 1868-00-00
- In the contract Tait rents a piece of his land in Wilcox County, Alabama, to Hill for a year: "...Hill is permitted to clear land & build houses, without expense to said Tait excepting nails & flooring." In exchange, Tait will receive one-fourth of...
- 2010-11-12