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Subject: Industrialization--Alabama

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- "$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
- 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
- Letter from John Fraser in Montgomery, Alabama, to Horace Ware.
- 1860-06-07
- In the letter Fraser comments on the quality of the iron produced by Ware at the Shelby Iron Works: "I hope you will be able to furnish all the iron that is consumed in this market, for in my opinion there is no better to be found in this or any...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from Thomas McConaughy in Burnsville, Alabama, to Horace Ware.
- 1860-07-21
- In the letter McConaughy comments on the quality of the iron produced by Ware at the Shelby Iron Works: "I have been working iron for the last thirty years, and do not hesitate to declare yours superior to any I ever used." The Shelby Iron Works...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-01-20
- In the letter Lapsley discusses the foundry in Selma that might be purchased by the Confederate government; he mentions the property, buildings, equipment, and cost. He also describes the iron that could be easily supplied from Shelby County: "From...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-01-21
- In the letter Lapsley mentions a European gun maker in Selma ("one of the most skillful gun makers I doubt not, in the Confederate states"), who would be willing to oversee an armory if the Confederate government were to establish one in the city....
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from William P. Browne in Mobile, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-01-29
- In the letter Browne discusses the coal that he can supply to the foundry in Selma, if the Confederate government establishes an armory there. He mentions rising costs, diminishing supplies, and transportation difficulties. He plans to be in...
- 2009-09-28
- Telegram from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-02-06
- In the message Lapsley gives the amount of pig and wrought iron that can be furnished by the Shelby Iron Company for the foundry at Selma. He mentions coal beds located on the property in Shelby County.
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-02-06
- In the letter Lapsley discusses the plans of several businessmen (including himself) to purchase and upgrade the Shelby Iron Works. Before investing in the company, the men want a guarantee that the Confederate government will buy iron for at least...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from W. M. Byrd in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-02-06
- In the letter Byrd discusses the possibility of establishing an armory and powder mill in Selma. He has researched the matter and presented his proposal to the Confederate government twice with no success: "The indifference of the government on the...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-02-08
- In the letter Lapsley discusses possible coal supplies to the foundry in Selma, if the Confederate government establishes an armory there. In particular he mentions the estimates given by William P. Browne, who plans to discuss the matter with...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-02-10
- In the letter Lapsley discusses the foundry in Selma that might be purchased by the Confederate government; he mentions that Francis Strother Lyon, an Alabama representative in the Confederate Congress, approves of the plan.
- 2009-09-28
- Letter and telegram from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-02-11
- In the letter, written February 11, 1862, Lapsley discusses the supply of coal, saltpeter, and sulphur available to the Confederate government if it decides to establish an armory in Selma, Alabama. He ends by expressing the need for more weapons:...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Shelby County, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-02-13
- In the letter Lapsley discusses specimens of irons and ores that are being sent to McRae, who will consider them for the manufacture of arms and equipment. He also describes the supply of iron ore on the property of the Shelby Iron Company: "Mr....
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-02-17
- In the letter Lapsley discusses the availability of iron for work on the Alabama and Mississippi Rivers Railroad ("I apprehend some difficulty now in procuring iron to complete the road"), and he mentions specimens of iron that are being sent to...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Colin J. McRae in Richmond, Virginia, to President Jefferson Davis.
- 1862-02-24
- In the letter McRae encourages the president to establish an armory at Selma, a proposal he had unsuccessfully made to the Confederate government before: "I therefore take the liberty of again addressing you on the subject and to urge the absolute...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from George Minor, chief of the Confederate Office of Ordnance and Hydrography in Richmond, Virginia, to Colin J. McRae in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1862-02-24
- In the letter Minor mentions a government contract with J. E. Murrell of Mobile, authorizing an exchange of cotton to purchase nitre. Minor also commends McRae's efforts to have the Confederate government establish an armory at Selma. He explains...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Catherine McRae in Selma, Alabama, probably to her brother James McRae.
- 1862-02-24
- In the letter Catherine discusses visits with family and friends; the price and availability of goods; troops who have been stationed in the area ("to watch the Yankees, and keep the negroes from running off"); local slaves who have run away; and...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from H. H. Erwin in Charlotte, Tennessee, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-12-28
- In the letter Erwin, a purchasing agent for the Confederacy, explains the difficulties he has encountered while trying to take a load of bacon to Confederate soldiers in Alabama. He also discusses several men who might be available to work at the...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Charles Walsh in Mobile, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1863-02-12
- In the letter Walsh discusses the recent sale of the foundry at Selma to the Confederate government.
- 2009-09-30