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- "U.S. Engineers' Efficiency Shown in Conducting Tour of Congressmen; Boykin of Alabama Adds Much Zest."
- This article by Richard Koepke describes a tour of the St. Lawrence River that the U.S. Engineer Department gave to a group of congressmen. Boykin, one of the group, is mentioned specifically for his colorful personality and behavior.
- 2009-09-15
- "$1,500,000 Cement Plant Assured Mobile as RFC, WAC Accept Bid."
- In this article Boykin announces the opening of a new cement plant, which he worked to secure for Mobile.
- 2009-09-15
- "President Truman Might Attend Fishing Rodeo."
- This article gives President Truman's response to an invitation to the annual deep sea fishing rodeo held at Dauphin Island. From The Mobile Press-Register.
- 2009-09-15
- "Boykin Fighting Industry Curbs."
- This article by the Associated Press discusses Boykin's fight against pricing and licensing restrictions hindering the sale of surplus naval stores. From The Mobile Press-Register.
- 2009-09-15
- "17 Deer Fall Before Guns on Boykin's Preserve."
- This article describes a hunt Boykin held for his colleagues at his lodge in McIntosh, Alabama.
- 2009-09-15
- "Boykin Ready to Start Work."
- This article describes Boykin's return to Washington, D.C., after an automobile accident.
- 2009-09-15
- Journal kept by Raphael Semmes while he served as commanding officer aboard the C.S.S. Alabama.
- 1862
- 2011-10-07
- Transcript of a public meeting held by the Montgomery County Citizens' Council at Garrett Coliseum.
- 1961-06-08
- The meeting was led by Don Hallmark and featured the following speakers: Montgomery Mayor Earl James, Dr. Henry Lyon of Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery Citizens' Council Chairman Carl Herbert Lancaster, and Alabama Attorney General...
- 2011-09-12
- Obituary for Isaac Grant, a resident of Butler County, Alabama, who had served in Company C of the 33rd Alabama Infantry during the Civil War.
- 2011-01-13
- The Mobile Centinel, Volume 1, Numbers 2 and 16.
- 1811-00-00
- The Mobile Centinel was the first newspaper published in Alabama.
- 2011-09-09
- The War, Volume 2, Number 46.
- 1814-05-05
- The paper was published in New York. On page 3 is an excerpt from a letter written by General Andrew Jackson, in which he describes the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
- 2010-11-12
- Mobile Gazette and Commercial Advertiser, volume 3, number 66.
- 1820-06-07
- The issue includes advertisements and articles on the following topics: goods and services offered by local businesses; legal notices and estate sales; national and international political, economic, and military news; public land sales in Alabama...
- 2010-11-12
- Advertisement for a runaway slave, submitted by Alexander Erskine in Huntsville, Alabama.
- 1825-08-05
- In the advertisement Erskine discusses the slave's physical appearance, disposition, and possible motive: "It is probable that he has obtained free papers and may attempt to pass himself as a free man. There is reason to believe he will try to find...
- 2009-08-24
- Advertisement for a strayed horse, submitted by William A. Tomlinson in Madison County, Alabama.
- 1825-08-05
- Tomlinson offers a $10 reward for the return of the mare.
- 2009-08-24
- Advertisement for four runaway slaves, submitted by William E. Phillips in Madison County, Alabama.
- 1825-08-05
- In the advertisement Phillips describes each slave's physical appearance and disposition. He offers $50 for their return and discusses their motives for leaving: "The subscriber thinks it probable that some white person has been instrumental in...
- 2009-08-24
- Advertisement for two captured slaves, submitted by Clark Bobo, jailor of Franklin County, Alabama.
- 1846-03-19
- In the advertisement Bobo describes the slaves and their owner, Rufus K. Flax of Attalla County, Mississippi, to "come forward and conform to the statute of this State in such cases made and provided."
- 2009-08-24
- Articles discussing Senator Jefferson Buford's suggestion that the Southern states hold a convention to address perceived violations of Southern liberty and state sovereignty.
- 1849-01-02
- The first item is a letter from Senator Buford, in which he discusses sectional division over the issues of territorial expansion and slavery; he suggests a convention of the Southern states to address the "impending results of the northern...
- 2009-09-18
- "Emigration to California."
- 1849-03-23
- Brief notice about western settlement: "The tide of emigration to California knows no abatement. Ship load after ship load leaves our shores. We rejoice to know that citizens of good character constitute so large a portion of the emigrants."
- 2009-08-24
- "Present Position of Alabama."
- 1849-04-06
- Letter from Daniel Pratt in Prattville, Alabama, in which he discusses the need for stable banks and financial incentives to draw manufacturers and capitalists to the state. He points out that much of Alabama's potential business is lost to other...
- 2009-09-18
- "483 Acres / Chattahooche Land for Sale."
- 1849-10-16
- Advertisement for the sale of a 483-acre plantation in Henry County, Alabama. Each section of land is described, and several buildings are included ("a good gin house and screw, and a comfortable log cabin...negro houses, corn cribs, stalls, &c.")....
- 2009-08-24