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- Biographical sketches of Frank W. Boykin.
- These brief biographical sketches give the basic details of Boykin's life and work.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Bob Boykin to Frank W. Boykin.
- Bob wrote this note to his father when he was a child.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Dick Boykin to Frank W. Boykin.
- Young Dick wrote this letter to his father when Frank was away from home, probably in Washington, D.C.
- 2009-09-15
- Invitation to a dinner held to introduce Frank W. Boykin.
- Rufus C. Dawes and Clement Studebaker hosted this dinner at the Palmer House in Chicago.
- 2009-09-15
- "Re-elect Frank W. Boykin to Congress."
- This card, issued during one of Boykin's congressional campaigns, is similar to many of his political advertisements in the newspapers.
- 2009-09-15
- Letters from J. S. W. Parkin in St. Stephens, Alabama, to John R. Parker and Parkin's sister, Jane, in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1819-05-15
- In the first letter, written to Parker, Parkin discusses the growth of the Alabama Territory and its pending statehood: "We are so completely at the jumping off place of this world that we have nothing passing here that can interest any one at a...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from W. Gray, sheriff of Morgan County, Alabama, to Governor Pickens in Greene County, Alabama.
- 1822-05-01
- In the letter Gray discusses the case of Adam Lowry, who was tried and convicted twice, first for stealing a hog and then for stealing a horse. He explains that Lowry "is an object of Executive Clemency" and asks that he be pardoned from serving...
- 2010-12-07
- Letter from W. A. Powell near Tuscumbia, Alabama, to his brother, Thomas Weldon Powell, in Hendersonville, Virginia.
- 1824-07-12
- In the letter Powell explains that he has moved from Huntsville to Franklin County near Tuscumbia and Florence ("they are even now places of great trade and considerable importance but are waging an eternal war against each other - which will...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from Richard Blount in the "Cherokee Nation 165 miles on our course," to John W. A. Sanford in Milledgeville, Georgia.
- 1826-08-12
- In the letter Blount reports on the progress of the Georgia-Alabama Survey Commission; although the team is having difficulty finding its next point, his "prospects have brightend" and his "hopes strengthend lately"; the commissioner from Alabama...
- 2010-11-17
- Letter from W. Mobly to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1830-08-12
- In the letter Mobly discusses a judgment Dellet obtained against Benjamin Darby, requiring him to pay several hundred dollars. If he cannot pay, the slaves of his ward, William B. Darby, will have to be sold instead. Mobly asks that Dellet delay...
- 2009-06-25
- PERSONAL EXPLANATION OF THE HON. W. R. W. COBB, OF ALABAMA, an address delivered in the United States House of Representatives.
- 1831-01-07
- In his address Cobb insists that the slavery question, the central issue influencing the pending secession of the South, was not answered by the recent presidential election: "But gentlemen say they cannot do anything. They say that the edict went...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from W. A. Stewart in Burnt Corn, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1832-06-08
- In the letter Stewart explains that he is trying to borrow money from the bank at Tuscaloosa, and he asks Dellet to recommend him for the loan. His describes his financial situation: "...I have negroes & land to the amount of 2 or 3000 dollars,...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Judge W. W. Callahan in Decatur, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1833-11-14
- Judge Callahan oversaw the trials of the "Scottsboro Boys" after Judge James E. Horton was removed from the case. In the letter Callahan explains that troops will not be needed to protect the prisoners and maintain order in the town: "I do not...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from Governor Clement C. Clay in Montgomery, Alabama, to J. W. A. Samford and Company in Tuskegee, Alabama, emigrating agents for the Creek Indians.
- 1836-06-01
- In the letter Clay discusses a recent meeting with thirteen Creek chiefs, including Hopothlo Yoholo: "I had several talks with them, and amongst other things, learn from them that a large number of the upper towns are anxious to emigrate, and that...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from W. Minter in Cahaba, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1837-07-17
- Minter has just been appointed the guardian of George and Sarah Bowie, and he is trying to collect money owed to the children by their former guardian. He asks for Dellet's assistance in the matter.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from J. W. Stuckey in Bishopville, South Carolina, to S. Gibbons in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1839-02-26
- In the letter Stuckey discusses the slave Warren, whom he had sold to Gibbons the previous year. A physician hired by Gibbons diagnosed the boy with "chronic rheumatism," but Stuckey maintains that he was never ill before the sale. While he will...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from James Browne in Sumter County, Alabama, to W. W. Renwick of Newberry District, South Carolina.
- 1842-01-30
- In the letter Browne discusses his travels through the South, describes the economic opportunities and prices of goods in Alabama, and asks about eligible young ladies at home. He wonders why women are reluctant to move south: "Alabama is a great...
- 2009-06-25
- SPEECH OF HON. F. W. BOWDON, OF ALABAMA, ON THE SLAVERY QUESTION, an address delivered in the United States House of Representatives.
- 1847-01-16
- In the speech Bowdon discusses recent legislative debate concerning the expansion of slavery into the country's new states and territories. He argues that since slaves are property, the government should protect their owners' rights in any land...
- 2009-06-25
- Deed for land in Monroe County, Alabama, which James M. Lindsey, Theophilus H. Williams, Alexander Williams, and George W. Foster purchased from Robert I. Draughon.
- 1847-03-30
- The men purchased the property for $1000.
- 2011-11-16
- Section 2 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