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- Letters to C. J. Hildreth in New Decatur, Alabama, regarding the upcoming annual meeting of the Tennessee River Improvement Association, to be held in Huntsville, Alabama.
- 1908-10
- In the first letter William E. Fort, private secretary to Governor B. B. Comer, informs Hildreth that the governor has appointed him to represent Alabama at the annual convention. The other ten delegates are also listed. In the second letter W. B....
- 2009-10-16
- Letter from R. N. McDonough in Birmingham, Alabama, to William E. Fort.
- 1923-06-14
- In the letter McDonough mentions that when Governor Kilby was in office, he had submitted to him and the convict board "a proposal which would solve the situation for all times." He had also talked to William Brandon about the matter before his...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Mary T. Jeffries in Birmingham, Alabama, to William E. Fort.
- 1923-06-28
- Jeffries was president of the Alabama Woman's Christian Temperance Union. In the letter she mentions that the W.C.T.U. has been an opponent of convict leasing since Julia Tutwiler "brought the abuses of the system to the attention of our...
- 2009-09-30
- Flier for a "Mass Meeting" at the Community Park Theatre in Eufaula, Alabama.
- 1923-07-12
- At the meeting Judge William E. Fort will speak about the abolishment of the "Convict Contract System." The program is "Endorsed by the Federated Clubs of the State, W.C.T.U., Patriotic Clubs, League of Women Voters, and every man or woman who...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Gudmundur Grimson in Chicago, Illinois, to William E. Fort in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1923-07-14
- In the letter Grimson discusses efforts to abolish the convict leasing system in Alabama. He suggests that the state use the Florida campaign as a template to follow, noting the criticism Alabama would receive "if anything should happen while they...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from William E. Fort in Birmingham, Alabama, to the chairmen of the Statewide Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System.
- 1923-07-21
- In the letter Fort discusses the adoption of the Long resolution in the state legislature, which directed that "no legislation regarding the convict lease system be considered during the present session." Fort believes that "the powers that be in...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from William E. Fort of the Statewide Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System in Birmingham, Alabama, to the members of the Alabama Legislature.
- 1923-09-10
- In the letter Fort states that members of the committee "are not sentimentalist," nor are they "influenced by union labor." Rather, their sole interest is the "welfare of our State" and the belief that "convicts should be treated sensibly and...
- 2009-09-30