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Subject: Shorter, John Gill, 1818-1872

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- Section 4 of A. J. Pickett's "Letters from Various Distinguished and Well Informed Persons."
- 1846
- The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
- 2012-06-22
- Section 6 of A. J. Pickett's "Letters from Various Distinguished and Well Informed Persons."
- 1846
- The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
- 2012-06-22
- Letter from Robert Josselyn in Richmond, Virginia, to Governor John Gill Shorter in Alabama.
- 1861-12-24
- Josselyn writes on behalf of President Jefferson Davis, acknowledging receipt of Governor Shorter's recent letter. Shorter had asked that Dr. S. W. Dent be considered for appointment as an army surgeon; his request has been forwarded to the...
- 2011-04-04
- Letter directing Green B. Strother to create a register of the slaves from Madison County, Alabama, who were impressed for duty at Fort Henry in Tennessee.
- 1861-12-28
- Strother is instructed to list the slaves' owners, names, ages, heights, weights, complexions, and values.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter appointing Newton Bradford as overseer for forty slaves selected to serve at Fort Henry in Tennessee.
- 1862-01-06
- The slaves were provided by citizens of Madison County, Alabama.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Mrs. P. E. Collins in Cahaba, Alabama, to Governor John Gill Shorter.
- 1862-04-05
- In the letter Mrs. Collins explains that most of the men in the area have gone to war, leaving the women, children, and elderly men unprotected; of particular concern are the unsupervised slaves on the plantations. She asks the governor to excuse...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Brigadier General E. H. Hanes in Montgomery, Alabama, to Governor John Gill Shorter.
- 1862-10-06
- In the letter Hanes reports on the impressment of slaves in Montgomery and Autauga Counties. He had requested specific numbers of slaves from the two counties, but the planters in Montgomery County did not send enough. He includes a list of the...
- 2009-09-15
- Handwritten copy of a letter from Governor John Gill Shorter in Montgomery, Alabama, to President Jefferson Davis.
- 1863-02-13
- In the letter Shorter recommends that Henry C. Semple be appointed as a judge in the military court of General Hardee's Corps. The letter is written on stationery of the Confederate States of America War Department.
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from J. W. Harrison in Selma, Alabama, to Governor John Gill Shorter.
- 1863-03-14
- In the letter Harrison gives details about the impressment of slaves belonging to Mrs. M. A. Tarrant. Colonel Brooks had issued a complaint on her behalf against Harrison and John Mosely, who are responsible for collecting the slaves requested by...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from J. R. Siler in Orion, Alabama, to Governor John Gill Shorter.
- 1863-09-15
- In the letter Siler asks when the citizens of Pike County, Alabama, will be paid for the impressment of their slaves.
- 2009-09-15