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Subject: Reconstruction (U.S. History, 1865-1877)--Alabama

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- "Civil Rights in Alabama."
- 1874
- In this message to the United States House of Representatives, President Ulysses S. Grant presents a statement he received from a group of African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, who had assembled to discuss the "grave and menacing dangers that...
- 2010-07-15
- "Law Abiding Democrats to the Front!"
- 1877
- Leaflet addressed to Democrats in Dallas County, Alabama, urging them to vote for the "good and true men" of the party, who will not resort to illegal methods to gain political power: "They will tell you, that when bad men are elected to office,...
- 2009-06-25
- "Rooms of the Republican Executive Committee!"
- 1872
- Flier announcing the candidates for legislative office, which were chosen at a recent meeting of the Dallas County committee. Also included is a list of times and locations of meetings that will be held "[i]n order that all may be more enlightened...
- 2009-06-25
- "To All Honest Republicans of Dallas County, And especially those who met or are in sympathy with the Republican Conference held in the City of Selma, on the 11th day of May, 1878, in the interest of Reconciliation Among Republicans!"
- 1878
- Flier calling party members across the county to select delegates for the Republican County Convention, to be held on June 29, 1878. Also included is an account of the last meeting of the Republican County Executive Committee, when different sects...
- 2009-06-25
- "To the Republicans of Dallas!"
- Flier addressed to freedmen in Dallas County, Alabama, warning them of "recent converts to Republicanism" who will compete for their vote in the upcoming county elections. All the questionable candidates are mentioned, with evidence of their...
- 2009-06-25
- Account of wages owed by Rebecca Smith to freedmen whom she had contracted to work on her plantation for a year.
- 1866-00-00
- All the freedman are listed, with the amount of the wages due them. In the original contract Smith agreed to provide the laborers $60 ("for Negro men of first class"), two suits of clothes, and one acre planted in cotton; the freedmen agreed to pay...
- 2009-09-04
- Certificate from Secretary of State William Seward, recognizing the presidential pardon of Joel White, a citizen of Montgomery County, Alabama.
- 1865
- Also included is White's correspondence to Seward, acknowledging receipt and acceptance of the pardon.
- 2009-09-11
- Certificate from Secretary of State William Seward, recognizing the presidential pardon of Mourning S. Bocock, a citizen of Marengo County, Alabama.
- 1865-00-00
- 2009-09-04
- Certificate from Secretary of State William Seward, recognizing the presidential pardon of Sally K. Huey, a citizen of Perry County, Alabama.
- 1865
- Also included is Huey's correspondence to Seward, acknowledging receipt and acceptance of the pardon.
- 2009-09-11
- Certificate from William Q. Smith, acknowledging that Sally K. Huey of Perry County, Alabama, took the oath of allegiance to the United States.
- 1865-08-17
- Smith was a commissioner of the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Alabama.
- 2009-09-11
- Contract between A. S. Naftel and Franklin Perkins, a freed slave who would be working as a sharecropper on Naftel's land.
- 1869-01-01
- The contract discusses wages and expenses, and also lists rules and regulations that Perkins was to follow.
- 2009-09-11
- Contract for Allice, a former slave, who will be working ten months for N. M. Ruff and William Bonnell Hall of Benton, Alabama.
- 1866-03-01
- The agreement was actually made by Joseph, Allice's guardian. For her work she is to receive $48, rations, and medical care.
- 2009-06-25
- Contract for B. Wilson, a freedman, who will be working several months for P. J. Weaver of Dallas County, Alabama.
- 1865-05-22
- For his work Wilson is to receive $6 each month ("payable in Green Backs") plus room and board. He will have the "privilege of raising chickens and a garden for his own use," but he will not be allowed to sell any poultry or produce. The contract...
- 2009-09-28
- Contract for eight African American men and women, all freedmen, who will be working a year for Emily D. Thetford of Sumter County, Alabama.
- 1865-07-15
- For their work the men and women are to receive clothing, rations, shelter, medical care, and one-tenth of the plantation's crop. The contract also discusses rules of conduct, adding that the workers cannot leave the plantation or entertain other...
- 2009-06-25
- Contract for Fred, a freedman, who will be working nine months for William Bonnell Hall and Thomas Douglas of Lowndes County, Alabama.
- 1866-03-27
- For his work Fred is to receive $10 each month.
- 2009-06-25
- Contract for J. Miller, a freedman, who will be working a year for William Bonnell Hall of Benton, Alabama.
- 1867-01-11
- For his work Miller is to receive $144 and rations.
- 2009-06-25
- Contract for John Henry and his aunt, Elizabeth, both freedmen, who will be working a year for Washington Wallace of Lowndes County, Alabama.
- 1867
- For their work they are to receive $225, rations, and medical care.
- 2009-06-25
- Contract for Shade Moore and his family, all freedmen, who will be working a year for W. G. McCondichie of Snow Hill, Alabama.
- 1866-12-29
- McCondichie will furnish the land, stock, and half the necessary feed and supplies; he will advance the family provisions and the rest of the supplies, to be repaid at the end of the year: "We [the Moores] further agree to give the party of the...
- 2009-06-25
- Contract for six African Americans, all freedmen, who will be working a year for Washington Wallace, Ed Anderson, and William Bonnell Hall of Benton, Alabama.
- 1867-01-07
- All the freedmen are listed at the end, with the amount each will be paid.
- 2009-06-25
- Contract for sixteen African American men and women, all freedmen, who will be working a year for H. L. Whipple of Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1868-00-00
- The contract discusses wages, benefits, and rules of conduct. All the freedman are listed at the end, with the amount each will be paid.
- 2009-06-25