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Subject: Economic assistance--Alabama

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- List of families from Morgan County, Alabama, eligible to receive relief from the state government during the Civil War.
- 1862-02-06
- These were families of "volunteers absent in the army," who were unable to provide for themselves. The list gives the names of the volunteers, the number of family members, and the amount of money required by each family for a year. A transcript of...
- 2009-09-15
- List of families from Franklin County, Alabama, eligible to receive relief from the state government during the Civil War.
- 1862-02-18
- These were families of "volunteers absent in the army," who were unable to provide for themselves. The list gives the names of the volunteers, the number of family members, and the amount of money required by each family for a year.
- 2009-09-15
- List of families from Covington County, Alabama, eligible to receive relief from the state government during the Civil War.
- 1862-03-12
- These were families of "volunteers absent in the army," who were unable to provide for themselves. The list gives the names of the volunteers, the number of family members, and the amount of money required by each family for a year.
- 2009-09-15
- List of families from Coffee County, Alabama, eligible to receive relief from the state government during the Civil War.
- 1862-04-11
- These were families of "volunteers absent in the army," who were unable to provide for themselves. The list gives the names of the volunteers, the number of family members, and the amount of money required by each family for a year.
- 2009-09-15
- List of families from Henry County, Alabama, eligible to receive relief from the state government during the Civil War.
- 1862-06-12
- These were families of "volunteers absent in the army," who were unable to provide for themselves. The list gives the names of the volunteers, the number of family members, and the amount of money required by each family for a year. A transcript of...
- 2009-09-15
- Report of money disbursed by Duff C. Green, Quartermaster General of Alabama, for the relief of indigent families in the state during the first quarter of 1864.
- 1864
- The report lists the date, recipient, county, and amount of each payment. Vouchers for the money were given to probate judges, who distributed funds to individual families in their counties; the state paid a total of $856,835.50.
- 2009-09-15
- Voucher for money received from Duff C. Green, Quartermaster General of Alabama, for the indigent fund in Henry County, Alabama.
- 1864-01-18
- The voucher is for $21,800, "being for first installment for Henry County out of the fund appropriated to support of indigent families of soldiers by Act of the General Assembly."
- 2009-09-15
- Voucher for money received from Duff C. Green, Quartermaster General of Alabama, for the indigent fund in Lawrence County, Alabama.
- 1864-07-25
- The voucher is for $13,691, "being for second installment for Lawrence County, out of the fund appropriated to the support of Indigent Families of Soldiers by Act of the General Assembly."
- 2009-09-15
- Voucher for money received from Duff C. Green, Quartermaster General of Alabama, for the indigent fund in Franklin County, Alabama.
- 1864-08-11
- The voucher is for $17,195.50, "being for second installment for Franklin County, out of the fund appropriated to the support of Indigent Families of Soldiers by Act of the General Assembly."
- 2009-09-15
- Voucher for money received from Duff C. Green, Quartermaster General of Alabama, for the indigent fund in Lawrence County, Alabama.
- 1864-09-09
- The voucher is for $14,014.50, "being for first installment for Lawrence County, out of the fund appropriated to the support of Indigent Families of Soldiers by Act of the General Assembly."
- 2009-09-15
- Report on the number of indigent families in Dallas County, Alabama.
- 1865
- The report is divided by town. The amount of information recorded varies by location because the data was collected by several different people: "It is proper to state that this report is not as full as desirable many of the agents not giving any...
- 2009-09-15
- Report on the number of indigent families in Conecuh County, Alabama.
- 1865-11-23
- The report lists the number of women and children in each family and ends with the following assessment by the probate judge: "It is impossible almost to enumerate the diferent [sic] reasons or causes of the indigence of these families the greater...
- 2009-09-15
- Telegram from W. Clark in Nashville, Tennessee, to Governor Robert Miller Patton in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1866-04
- In the message Clark tells the governor of an opportunity in Cincinnati to buy food for destitute families in northern Alabama. The purchase is to be paid for in Alabama bonds, so he asks about the amounts, terms, and interest rates. (This message...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Louis Wyeth in Guntersville, Alabama, to Governor Robert Miller Patton.
- 1866-04-02
- In the letter Wyeth asks the governor to assist the three thousand destitute citizens in Marshall County, most of whom are near starvation. He plans to seek aid in cities such as Nashville, Louisville, and Cincinnati, but he will need money to pay...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from the court of county commissioners in Pike County, Alabama, to Governor Robert Miller Patton.
- 1867-03-05
- In the letter the men ask the governor to assist the poor families in the county, many of whom are near starvation. They explain that some provisions are available for them in Montgomery, but they cannot afford to transport it.
- 2009-09-15
- Flier requesting donations for the "Sheltering Arms," a relief organization for the poor of Mobile, Alabama.
- 1868
- The citizens of Mobile have already offered their support, so the flier addresses the planters of Mobile County specifically.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from a delegation of the Unemployed Councils of Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller and the state legislature.
- 1931
- In the letter the men describe the "widespread unemployment and great misery" affecting the citizens of the state, and they complain that the legislature is not discussing any programs to meet the needs of the poor ("All the so called economy...
- 2011-01-13
- Letter from T. Arnold Hill of the National Urban League in New York, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1931-01-01
- In the letter Hill, director of the League's Department of Industrial Relations, encourages Governor Miller to give African Americans employment opportunities in the public works projects that will be funded through recent federal legislation: "It...
- 2009-09-15
- Telegram from the Elba Lions Club to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1931-09-05
- In the message the club members suggest that the governor issue a proclamation asking all businesses in the state to refrain from laying off any employees: "...instead if necessity demands it that wages be cut or number of working hours or days be...
- 2011-01-13
- Letter from Simon Tricksey, Sr., in Sunflower, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller, and the response written by John H. Peach, Governor Miller's legal advisor.
- 1933-07
- In the first letter, written July 7, 1933, Tricksey explains that he is an African American with a large family to support. He has just lost his job with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and he asks the governor to help him get employment or...
- 2009-09-15