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Subject: Tuscaloosa County (Ala.)

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- Letter from Joseph Noble in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, to in Samuel B. Bidgood in Jackson, Alabama.
- 1818-09-12
- In the letter Noble discusses his recent arrival in Tuscaloosa County. He describes his journey; the residents and appearance of the town at Tuscaloosa Falls; business and agricultural opportunities in the area; and the quality and price of land in...
- 2009-09-04
- Letter from Thomas H. Terrell in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, to John D. Terrell in Marion County, Alabama.
- 1835-07-15
- In the letter Thomas discusses sickness in the area; the death of a couple of relatives from the disease; and the unnecessary expense of current lifestyles: "We live in a world of exstravegancy [sic] of dress & eating which cant [sic] be kept up...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from E. B. Warden to her cousin, Daniel B. Smith.
- 1837-01-17
- E. B. Warden was a Quaker woman originally from the Philadelphia area. She traveled to Tuscaloosa, Alabama for her health and stayed there for an unknown period of time. In the letter she writes of the climate and society in the city, neither of...
- 2009-09-11
- Letter from John Maxwell to his father and sisters in England.
- 1842-03-26
- Maxwell, an Englishman, lived in Northport, Alabama, when he wrote this letter. In it he discusses commerce, slavery, and social life in the city; river travel and shipping; a steamboat explosion; and Santa Anna's invasion of Texas.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Charlie in Montevallo, Alabama, to Frank King.
- 1857-10-26
- In the letter Charlie discusses his recent spell of typhoid fever; a case in which he prosecuted "some rascals for stealing and selling negroes"; a visit to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and his impressions of the city; and Frank's education, possibly at...
- 2009-09-04
- Instructions to parents sending their sons to the University of Alabama.
- 1860-08
- The instructions give details about necessary clothing and personal articles for the students; payment methods; annual costs; and allowances for each student: "There is no occasion for much pocket-money. It is not needed for any essential purpose;...
- 2011-07-06
- Incomplete letter from an official at the University of Alabama, to Bolling Hall.
- 1860-10-25
- The author of the letter addresses Hall's apparent complaints about the new military organization of the university. He explains that new system is expected to reduce expenses, and he discusses specific areas where cost is reduced or unchanged...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from L. F. Garland, secretary (and wife) of the president at the University of Alabama, to Bolling Hall.
- 1861-04-01
- Landon Cabell Garland served as president from 1855 to 1865. In the letter Mrs. Garland acknowledges receipt of payment from Hall, whose son attended the university. A transcription is included.
- 2011-07-06
- Newspaper clipping of letters between Dr. Noah B. Cloud, Alabama's state superintendent of public instruction, and H. S. Whitfield, superintendent of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
- 1869-06-10
- In the first letter Dr. Cloud reprimands Whitfield because Tuscaloosa County has not provided enough schools for its African American children: "...you have reported 44 white schools, and only 2 colored, which is not in accordance with the school...
- 2009-09-14
- Letter from W. D. Drisk, a teacher in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Governor William Hugh Smith in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1869-06-14
- In the letter Drisk explains that he has not been paid for his work because the county has not provided enough schools for African American children: "During four months of the past winter I taught in this city the children of freedmen having been...
- 2009-09-15
- Receipt for payment received by E. Donoho, a teacher in Tuscaloosa County, from H. S. Whitfield, county superintendent.
- 1869-10-28
- Donoho received $19 for twenty days of teaching.
- 2009-09-15
- Receipt for payment received by A. E. Henry, a teacher in Tuscaloosa County, from H. S. Whitfield, county superintendent.
- 1869-10-28
- Henry received $35 for thirty-seven days of teaching.
- 2009-09-15
- Receipt for payment received by W. C. H. Rosser, a teacher in Tuscaloosa County, from H. S. Whitfield, county superintendent.
- 1869-10-29
- Rosser received $90 for forty days of teaching.
- 2009-09-15
- Receipt for payment received by John Edmondson, a clerk in Tuscaloosa County, from H. S. Whitfield, county superintendent.
- 1869-11-13
- Edmondson received $2 for his service.
- 2009-09-15
- Receipt for payment received by G. N. Ward, a teacher in Tuscaloosa County, from H. S. Whitfield, county superintendent.
- 1869-11-15
- Ward received $13 for ten days of teaching.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Cornelia Bibb Vaughan in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Governor William Hugh Smith.
- 1870-04-20
- In the letter Mrs. Vaughan explains that her husband, Vernon Henry Vaughan, has been arrested for being a "defiant Republican." The Ku Klux Klan has threatened their entire family, and they are no longer safe in the city: "They put him in jail...
- 2009-09-15
- Biennial report of the Alabama Insane Hospital in Tuscaloosa.
- 1891-00-00
- Dr. Peter Bryce, the hospital's first superintendent, died before the end of the two-year term covered in this report. In an introductory statement, the members of the board of trustees praise Bryce's work and announce that he will be succeeded by...
- 2011-09-09
- Letter from Clifford Durr at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, to his mother, Lucy, in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1917-02-27
- In the letter Cliff discusses sports, entertainment, classes, and studying at school, all of which he describes as "monotonous." He would rather spend time with his brother, who has recently arrived home on leave from the army: "Last year about...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Clifford Durr at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, to his father, John, in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1917-03-02
- In the letter Clifford asks his father to send money for his tuition and allowance, and he comments on the president and the possible entry of the United States into World War I: "To-day I am eighteen. Just old enough to be shot by the Germans but...
- 2009-06-25
- Program for the annual meeting of the United Spanish War Veterans, Department of Alabama.
- 1929-06-09
- The meeting took place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The "Americanism" creed is printed on the front of the program: "Americanism is an unfailing love of country; loyalty to its institutions and ideals; eagerness to defend it against all enemies;...
- 2009-06-25