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Subject: Selma (Ala.)

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- Notes on Selma and Dallas County, Alabama, written by Anna Maria Gayle Fry.
- 2011-11-16
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by Reuben Bennett from Richard Cooper.
- 1833-01-10
- Bennett purchased the slave, a nineteen-year-old young man named Willis, for $600 in Selma, Alabama.
- 2010-11-12
- 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 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 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 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 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
- Letter from Mary Johnson McRae in Selma, Alabama, probably to her brother James McRae.
- 1863-03-01
- In the letter Mary discusses visits with family and friends; the sale of the foundry at Selma to the Confederate government; Colin McRae's recent appointment as chief financial agent in Europe; acquaintances who are fighting in the war, including a...
- 2009-09-30
- "Reminiscences of War, and Episode of Wilson's Raid near Selma, Ala., April 1865."
- 1865-04
- Account of the Union raid in Selma, Alabama, as remembered by Sarah Ellen Phillips. She describes an attack on a Confederate scouting party; her father's escape to Perry County; and the ransacking of local homes, including her own. In particular...
- 2009-09-04
- Letter from Mary S. Pond in Selma, Alabama, to Alice M. Stiles in Southbury, Connecticut.
- 1871-12-31
- Mary S. Pond taught freed slaves in Selma, Alabama, possibly as a teacher with the American Missionary Association. In this letter to her friend she comments on her loneliness; her low salary and difficult teaching situation; and her general...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from Edwin Strickland, staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace, to Governor George Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1965-03-08
- In the letter Strickland discusses the attempted civil rights march from Selma, Alabama, on "Bloody Sunday" (March 7). Based on information he has received, he reports that "the Negroes did not expect to march and did not want to march from Selma...
- 2010-01-28
- "Wet Marchers Pass Halfway Point."
- 1965-03-23
- This article from the Alabama Journal discusses the progress of the Selma to Montgomery March, describing conditions of the road and campsites; distances walked each day; protection provided by the National Guard; the leaders of the demonstration;...
- 2011-01-13
- Speech by O. B. Porterfield, minister at the Cleveland Avenue Church of Christ in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1965-03-24
- This speech was originally broadcast on a local television station during the last days of the Selma to Montgomery March. In it, Porterfield denounces the demonstration, especially the "so-called preachers" who are participating. He argues that "it...
- 2009-09-04