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- Letter from John Coffee in Huntsville, Alabama, written to commissioners who, like him, are responsible "for marking the boundary lines of the ter. ceded by the Creek nation."
- 1816-02-14
- In the letter Coffee, who is Surveyor General of the northern section of the Mississippi Territory, carefully describes his proposed boundary lines between the United States and the Indian lands; he subtly reproves his fellow commissioners, who...
- 2009-06-25
- Incomplete letter from Gabriel Moore in the Cumberland Mountains, to an acquaintance in Huntsville, Alabama Territory.
- 1818-10-18
- A transcript is included.
- 2011-09-22
- Voucher for money owed to Samuel McGraw of Huntsville, for two stoves he provided for the Alabama House of Representatives.
- 1819-12-17
- The voucher is for the amount of $40. A note at the bottom of the paper confirms that the payment was received.
- 2010-04-23
- Copy of a letter from John Coffee and James Bright in Huntsville, Alabama, to John McKinley.
- 1821-07-24
- In the letter Coffee and Bright explain that Clemens and Keys of Mooresville is responsible for removing a bridge at Cotton Port: "That bridge had been built by the Cottonport Company for which they paid $1650 and esteemed it as a very valuable...
- 2010-06-09
- Advertisement for a runaway slave, submitted by Alexander Erskine in Huntsville, Alabama.
- 1825-08-05
- In the advertisement Erskine discusses the slave's physical appearance, disposition, and possible motive: "It is probable that he has obtained free papers and may attempt to pass himself as a free man. There is reason to believe he will try to find...
- 2009-08-24
- Notebook kept by Dr. Thomas Fearn of Huntsville, Alabama, from about 1852 to 1863.
- 1852
- The notebook contains records of accounts and supplies for a plank fence on his plantation "to be made by the M & C R. Road Co. and Thomas Fearn"; information on cotton crops, supplies at home and at his plantation, and lands he owned in...
- 2012-01-27
- Letter from James N. Thrower at Camp Bradford near Huntsville, Alabama, to his brother, S. J. Thrower.
- 1861-10-27
- In the letter Thrower writes about camp life and upcoming troop movements. He describes the new clothes he has just received ("more than I have got any use for now") and explains that his company will soon be leaving for the Cumberland Mountains in...
- 2009-12-14
- Letter from James N. Thrower at Camp Bradford near Huntsville, Alabama, to his brother, Stephen.
- 1861-10-27
- In the letter Thrower discusses the sentiment of the Huntsville citizens toward the Confederate army, noting that "the people ar not sow patriotic hear as they was at Camp Johnson." He tells of one soldier who was put in jail for fighting with the...
- 2009-12-14
- Letter from William McDowell in Huntsville, Alabama, to his daughter, Mary Eliza Mastin in Marion, Alabama.
- 1863-11-12
- In the letter McDowell describes a recent skirmish in town between the Confederate and Union troops, and he refers to a battle at Chattanooga, which the Confederates are rumored to have won ("this may, or, may not be true"). He sends news of family...
- 2010-12-07
- The Weekly Huntsville Advocate, Volume 40, Number 2,080.
- 1870-10-28
- The state and local news includes: railroads; taxation; and the 1870 election of state officers and the legislature. Much of page two is devoted to the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on two cases: State of Alabama v. William C. Estes and others on...
- 2010-01-25
- 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
- Letters between J. L. Burgess in Huntsville, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-04
- In the first letter, written April 9, 1917, Burgess discusses a proposed bill promoting "compulsory or universal military training" for men ages eighteen to twenty-five. He asks Bankhead to have the bill amended to lower the age of eligibility: "To...
- 2010-12-07
- "Accused Ravishing Huntsville Girls."
- 1931-03-25
- This article gives details about the arrest of the "Scottsboro Boys" and their alleged assault of Ruby Bates and Victoria Price ("one of the most brutal attacks in the history of the Tennessee Valley").
- 2010-07-27
- Letters between Judge Paul Speake in Huntsville, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-08
- In the first letter, written August 13, 1934, Judge Speake describes the strike at a local company, where "strikers are walking around, armed with shot-guns, pistols and rifles." He asks the governor to send the militia to help local authorities...
- 2010-02-10
- Telegram from the members of the Chamber of Commerce in Huntsville, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-08-15
- The message, which was sent during a statewide strike, asks the governor to meet with a delegation of Huntsville businessmen who want to discuss the "grave situation existing here."
- 2010-07-27
- Report of the settlement reached at the end of the strike at Lincoln Mills in Huntsville, Alabama.
- 1936-02-00
- The report gives the dates of the strike; the number of employees involved; the individuals who negotiated the settlement; a narrative describing the conflict; and the approximate losses to both the employees and local merchants. The narrative...
- 2011-01-13
- Memorandum from First Lieutenant Frederic Cornell of the Huntsville Civilian Defense Center, reporting on a blackout held in the city on December 2.
- 1942-12-03
- 2011-01-13
- Memorandum from First Lieutenant E. C. Knox, assistant post signal officer at the Huntsville Arsenal, to Colonel Brice, intelligence officer.
- 1942-12-03
- In the memo Knox reports on a blackout held in Huntsville on December 2. He rates the activities of the staff at the Huntsville Raid Warning Control Center, where he observed the proceedings.
- 2011-01-13
- Letter from J. A. Barclay of Northrop Space Laboratories in Huntsville, Alabama, to Governor George Wallace.
- 1963-05-23
- In the letter Barclay explains that the state cannot attract suitable aerospace experts because of its reputation in recent segregation issues: "...the image of Alabama to the uninformed non-resident is not good because of the racial problem which...
- 2011-01-13
- Letter from George Lambert in Huntsville, Alabama, to Governor Lurleen Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1967-04-11
- In the letter Lambert asks the governor to support state education by hiring more teachers; allowing local school boards and educators to control their systems; and cooperating "fully with the Federal Government to the mutual advantage of our State...
- 2009-09-04