In the letter Moore discusses recent legislation regulating the sale and exportation of salt in the state. The law was enacted to provide enough salt for Alabama citizens, but Moore directs Green to allow sales with citizens of Mississippi as well:...
During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile.
The report lists the date, recipient, county, and amount of each payment. Vouchers for the money were given to probate judges, who distributed funds to individual families in their counties; the state paid a total of $856,835.50.
The voucher is for $21,800, "being for first installment for Henry County out of the fund appropriated to support of indigent families of soldiers by Act of the General Assembly."
The voucher is for $13,691, "being for second installment for Lawrence County, out of the fund appropriated to the support of Indigent Families of Soldiers by Act of the General Assembly."
The voucher is for $17,195.50, "being for second installment for Franklin County, out of the fund appropriated to the support of Indigent Families of Soldiers by Act of the General Assembly."
The voucher is for $14,014.50, "being for first installment for Lawrence County, out of the fund appropriated to the support of Indigent Families of Soldiers by Act of the General Assembly."
The message discusses transporting the remains of Julius Frank Hardeman back to the United States. It also it explains of how much the U.S. Army will pay for certain funeral services. Hardeman, a sergeant in the Army, was killed on September 19,...
2009-09-30
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