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- Letter from Mrs. Sidney G. Weil to the editor of the Montgomery Advertiser.
- In the letter Mrs. Weil discusses the need for Montgomery to incorporate surrounding towns in order to increase its population and attract large businesses to the area: "There is surely a way to incorporate into the City it's [sic] natural growth,...
- 2009-10-16
- Voucher for money owed by the Lafayette Committee, for the burial expenses for Joseph Tousant.
- 1825-04-06
- Tousant, a musician from New Orleans, Louisiana, had been hired to perform during General Lafayette's visit to Alabama. A note at the bottom confirms that payment was received.
- 2012-01-27
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by Dr. Benjamin Rush Jones from Eliza Jones.
- 1836-10-28
- Jones purchased the slave, a fifty-year-old woman named Rachel, for one dollar.
- 2009-06-25
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by Robert S. Gracey from Franklin Furman.
- 1839-02-02
- Gracey purchased the slave, a twenty-three-year-old man named Hampton, for $750 in Montgomery County, Alabama.
- 2009-09-04
- Will of Thomas Brown of Montgomery County, Alabama.
- 1843
- In his will, Brown bequeaths his wife Eliza $5,000; a sixth of his slaves, including six specific individuals that he purchased from her father Bolling Hall; his house and a sixth of his plantation; and the slave Betsey, his seamstress. If his wife...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from George Goldthwaite in Montgomery, Alabama, to Ellen Wallach in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1843-05-11
- In the letter Goldthwaite gives news of family and acquaintances, and he describes social activities in the city. In particular he mentions the establishment of a lyceum and the practice of mesmerism (a type of hypnotism). Goldthwaite was Wallach's...
- 2009-09-04
- Letter from E. W. Dockney in Montgomery, Alabama, to Mary C. Ramage in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 1850-03-02
- In the letter Dockney give news of acquaintances and family members; discusses the school she oversees; and mentions that the legislature has appropriated money to rebuild the state capitol, which had burned down the year before. She also describes...
- 2009-09-04
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by C. B. Hicklin of Monroe County, Alabama, from M. Harwell.
- 1851-01-17
- Hicklin purchased the slave, a fourteen-year-old young woman named Ann, for $750 in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 2009-06-25
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by C. B. Hicklin of Monroe County, Alabama.
- 1852-02-25
- Hicklin purchased the slave, a thirteen-year-old young woman named Martha, for $700. The transaction was handled by Eckles and Brown at the Lee and Norton auction house, located on the west side of Court Square in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.
- 2009-06-25
- Constitution and bylaws of the Montgomery Relief Club of Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1854-11-01
- The club was founded in 1854, "devoted to the relief of the sick and destitute, particularly in periods of epidemics."
- 2009-09-04
- Bill of sale for a slave bought at an auction by Dr. Benjamin Rush Jones.
- 1856-06-28
- Jones purchased the slave, a thirteen-year-old young man named Bob, in March of 1853. He paid $750.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from W. B. Ray, church clerk of the Baptist Church of Christ at Antioch in Montgomery County, Alabama.
- 1859-12-18
- In the letter Ray confirms that Mary, a slave of the McQurter family, is a member of the church in good standing.
- 2009-06-25
- Two letters from W. H. Mitchell in Montgomery, Alabama, to his wife, Martha, in Florence, Alabama.
- 1861-01-00
- In the first letter, written from the Exchange Hotel on January 10, 1861, Mitchell describes the tension and excitement in the city as they wait for the official declaration of Alabama's secession: "There seems to be no doubt, you may tell your...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Bolling Hall at the University of Virginia to his father, Bolling Hall, in Alabama.
- 1861-01-05
- In the letter Bolling discusses his studies at the university; criticism of his father's vote in the Electoral College during the recent presidential election; "troubles in Autaugaville & Prattville among the negroes"; disagreements among Southern...
- 2009-06-25
- Copy of a letter from E. Lewis in Montgomery, Alabama, to Mr. Kerr in Kentucky.
- 1861-01-11
- In the letter, written an hour after Alabama formally seceded, Lewis describes the celebrations taking place in Montgomery, adding that even the ladies are in favor of secession. He discusses the taking of federal forts in Alabama and Florida;...
- 2009-06-25
- "Provisional Congress of the Confederate States."
- 1861-02-13
- This article gives the proceedings of the Confederate congress during the sixth and seventh days of its session. On the sixth day members took oaths of office; elected a president and vice president of the provisional government; and appointed...
- 2010-01-25
- "Removal of the Capital."
- 1861-05-22
- This article responds to rumors that the Confederate capital will be moved from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia. The author argues that no change should be made because Montgomery is a central location with access to river and railroads;...
- 2010-01-25
- "No Removal of the Capital."
- 1861-05-22
- This article refutes rumors that the Confederate capital will be moved from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia, mentioning the expense and loss of stability such a move would cause: "We can hardly conceive that a body composed as is the...
- 2010-01-25
- 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
- Receipt for Dr. Benjamin Rush Jones of Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1863-12-16
- It is unclear what the receipt is for, but the amount is 3,500. The transaction seems to involve two hospitals in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 2009-06-25