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- Draft of a letter from Craig T. Sheldon to "former friends of Anti-Castro Freedom Fighters."
- In the letter he describes the purpose of the International Anti-Communist Brigade and encourages membership in the organization.
- 2009-09-11
- Letter from Bob Boykin to Frank W. Boykin.
- Bob wrote this note to his father when he was a child.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Dickie Boykin to Frank and Ocllo Boykin.
- In this letter to his grandparents, Dickie thanks them for gifts he received and sends news from home.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Lee Boykin to Frank and Ocllo Boykin.
- In this letter to his grandparents, Lee thanks them for gifts he received and sends news from home.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Dick Boykin to Frank W. Boykin.
- Young Dick wrote this letter to his father when Frank was away from home, probably in Washington, D.C.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Mrs. Sidney G. Weil to the editor of the Montgomery Advertiser.
- In the letter Mrs. Weil discusses the need for Montgomery to incorporate surrounding towns in order to increase its population and attract large businesses to the area: "There is surely a way to incorporate into the City it's [sic] natural growth,...
- 2009-10-16
- Journal kept by Raphael Semmes while he served as commanding officer aboard the C.S.S. Alabama.
- 1862
- 2011-10-07
- Section 2 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- This section gives information from Colonel G. W. Creagh of Clarke County, "in relation to the 'Burnt Corn fight' & many other things which happened in the years 1813, 1814." A transcript is included.
- 2010-05-12
- Letter from George Burgess in New York to Edward Harris in Moorestown, New Jersey.
- In the letter Burgess discusses the shipment of a picture for Harris from Lucy Audubon. The picture was drawn by the naturalist John Audubon, Lucy's deceased husband.
- 2010-07-15
- Letter from Lucy Audubon to Mary Harris in Moorestown, New Jersey.
- Lucy was the widow of naturalist John Audubon. In the letter she mentions that her granddaughter, Harriet, will be taking a position as a governess with a family. Lucy and Harriet had been teaching in their own school, but they could not enroll...
- 2010-07-15
- Incomplete letter discussing artwork and books probably belonging to the estate of naturalist John Audubon.
- 2010-07-15
- Letter from John S. and Nancy Jones in Texas, to their daughter-in-law, Mary Francis ("Faney") Parker Jones.
- Mary was married to William Riley Jones, who served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. In the letter John and Nancy thank Mary for her letter, ask for more news, and send their "love and respectes to all...
- 2010-07-27
- Note from the Chevalier de Yrujo, the Spanish minister to the United States, addressed to Nathaniel Macon, Speaker of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.
- In this note, the minister gives his intention of recommending James Caller as the governor of Pensacola. He originally enclosed a letter in which he formally made the recommendation, but it is not available.
- 2010-11-12
- Draft of a letter from S. H. Dent to Colonel J. P. Smartt.
- 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...
- 2011-04-04
- Telegram from O. S. Jewett in Montgomery, Alabama, to Dr. George F. Pollard in Mobile, Alabama.
- In the message Jewett asks Pollard to inform Henry Semple that "his infant is very sick with cholera infantum." A note written on the back in pencil reads "Emily V. Semples [sic] little baby, Margaret Harris who died."
- 2011-06-01
- Blank table for recording the guns and ammunition used in engagements.
- The table records the types of guns and ammunition used; the length of the fights; and casualties (soldiers, horses, and equipment).
- 2011-07-06
- Note regarding the controversial promotion of a officer in the Confederate army.
- 2011-07-06
- Brief essay on the importance of history and geography, written by Thomas B. Hall.
- 2011-07-26
- Note from James A. Hall to his sister in Alabama.
- During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment.
- 2011-07-26
- Incomplete message from Captain Berkeley to Captain Weedon.
- A transcript is included.
- 2011-09-22