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- Transcript of the autobiography of Ebenezer Hearn.
- This transcript covers the years 1794 to 1818, but it is incomplete; the original document was destroyed in a house fire. The excerpt discusses Hearn's childhood in North Carolina; his military service during the Creek War; and his work as a...
- 2010-11-12
- Excerpt from VICISSITUDES IN THE WILDERNESS, the journal of Peggy Dow.
- 1833-00-00
- In the excerpt Peggy Dow discusses passing through present-day Alabama with her husband, Lorenzo, an itinerant preacher from Connecticut. She describes the landscape, accommodations, traveling conditions, and acquaintances met along the way. She...
- 2009-06-25
- Pages from the Dallas County session book for the Pisgah Presbyterian Church in Cahaba, Alabama.
- 1834
- These pages give information about the organization and first members of the congregation. The last page lists African American members.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Mrs. S. C. Thornton in Greene County, Alabama, to Mrs. William Sayre in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1839-10-14
- In the letter Mrs. Thornton discusses the yellow fever epidemic in Mobile; news of family members and acquaintances; and education and religion in rural Alabama. At the time the letter was written, Mrs. Thornton and her family had recently moved to...
- 2009-09-04
- Letter from Elibi to her mother and sister.
- 1841-06-05
- Elibi was staying with friends in Dallas County, Alabama, though she was apparently from the North. In the letter she describes church services, social activities, new acquaintances, house slaves, and homes she has visited. A transcript of the...
- 2009-06-25
- Excerpts from A SECOND VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA by Sir Charles Lyell, an English geologist.
- 1846-02-00
- In the passages Lyell describes the physical characteristics of the Tombigbee River and gulf coast in Alabama; discrimination against African Americans in both the North and the South; implications of emancipation for the economic and social...
- 2009-06-25
- Section 24 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- 1848-04-06
- This section gives information from Reverend Lee Compere, "relating to the Creek indians among whom he lived as a missionary."
- 2010-05-12
- Letter from N. H. Cobb, a Protestant Episcopal bishop in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Benjamin Hale, a Protestant Episcopal minister and teacher at Geneva College in New York.
- 1848-07-28
- In the letter he discusses the young man Hale had recommended for a position in Cobb's diocese.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from James Meeks to Bolling Hall in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1848-08-01
- In the letter Meeks begins by discussing the proposed appointment of Mr. Jones as superintendent in a Methodist congregation in the state. He then asks for Hall's advice in political matters, especially related to the presidential election of 1848:...
- 2009-06-25
- Excerpts from the reminiscences of James Wilson Shores, a circuit preacher for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in central Alabama.
- 1851-00-00
- The excerpts, from 1851 and 1853, include lists of slaves preached to; lists of "promiscuous places preached at" (Shores uses "promiscuous" to mean "irregular"; that is, locations not on his regular circuit); and annual summaries of his work. When...
- 2009-06-25
- Volume 1 of the Zillah Haynie Brandon diaries, including pages 1 through 124.
- 1855-00-00
- Diary entries are chronological but irregular (sometimes months apart, sometimes years). Topics discussed include family matters and health; religion; homes in northwest Georgia (near a settlement of Cherokee Indians) and Gaylesville in Cherokee...
- 2011-09-12
- Volume 2 of the Zillah Haynie Brandon diaries, including pages 125 through 205.
- 1856-08-00
- Diary entries are chronological but irregular (sometimes months apart, sometimes years). Topics discussed include family matters and health; religion; homes in northwest Georgia (near a settlement of Cherokee Indians) and Gaylesville in Cherokee...
- 2011-09-12
- Resolution regarding the restoration of Jeffrey, a slave of J. J. Craig, to the Pisgah Presbyterian Church in Dallas County, Alabama.
- 1857-07-21
- Jeffrey's membership had been suspended in 1848 because he was charged "with having been in the habit of visiting one of Mr. B. A. Glasses [sic] negrohouses occupied by a woman of loose character named Phillis."
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Martha Simmons to her niece, Annie.
- 1858-03-30
- In the letter Martha describes upcoming weddings and church activities, and she gives news of neighbors and family members. She mentions one family who will be leaving Alabama to move to California.
- 2009-06-25
- Record from the Pisgah Presbyterian Church in Cahaba, Alabama, noting the baptism of several slave children and the appointment of four African American men as assistant elders of the congregation.
- 1858-07-04
- 2009-06-25
- Diary kept by Sarah Espy from 1859 to 1868, while living in Cherokee County, Alabama.
- 1859-00-00
- In the diary Espy discusses topics such as family life, church activities, weather, household chores, and her experience during the Civil War. Transcriptions are available: http://home.mchsi.com/~mlyle/diaryintro.html [not on the ADAH website].
- 2011-09-12
- Volume 3 of the Zillah Haynie Brandon diaries, including pages 206 through 319.
- 1859-08-10
- Diary entries are chronological but irregular (sometimes months apart, sometimes years). Topics discussed include family matters and health; religion; homes in northwest Georgia (near a settlement of Cherokee Indians) and Gaylesville in Cherokee...
- 2011-09-12
- Letter from W. B. Ray, church clerk of the Baptist Church of Christ at Antioch in Montgomery County, Alabama.
- 1859-12-18
- In the letter Ray confirms that Mary, a slave of the McQurter family, is a member of the church in good standing.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Helen Kirtland in Wallingford, Connecticut, to her son, Willie, probably at a boarding school in New Haven, Connecticut.
- 1861-09-03
- In the letter Helen discusses clothes and other items she plans to send Willie; mutual acquaintances; and social activities. A transcript is included.
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Helen Kirtland in Wallingford, Connecticut, to her son, Willie, probably at a boarding school in New Haven, Connecticut.
- 1861-10-01
- In the letter Helen discusses Willie's education (and advises him to use a dictionary); the possibility of visiting her son at school; crops and weather in the area; social events; and upcoming weddings. A transcript is included.
- 2011-07-06