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- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1944-05-05
- This issue mentions an increase in state bank deposits (a result of individuals' careful saving during difficult financial times); the city's telephone system, which is now at capacity with a waiting list of over 1,000 new customers; the raid of...
- 2009-09-18
- "Stock Collapse Hits Cotton, Grain."
- 1929-10-24
- "Staple Off $2.50 a Bale and Wheat Declines 12 Cents." This article reports stock market conditions on "Black Thursday," when "Stocks were again dumped on the market in terrific volume...and wall Street trading facilities were completely swamped."...
- 2010-01-25
- Death certificate of Frank W. Boykin.
- 1969-04-09
- This is an official copy of Boykin's death certificate. He died on March 12, 1969, in Washington, D.C., and was buried in Mobile.
- 2009-09-15
- Excerpt from the diary of Mary D. Waring, who lived in Mobile, Alabama, during the Civil War.
- 1865-04-00
- In the first entry, dated April 11, 1865, Waring describes the evacuation of Confederate troops from the city: "We are all perfectly miserable at the idea of being separated, for an indefinite period of time, from our dear brothers and...
- 2009-09-04
- Letter and telegram from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-02-11
- In the letter, written February 11, 1862, Lapsley discusses the supply of coal, saltpeter, and sulphur available to the Confederate government if it decides to establish an armory in Selma, Alabama. He ends by expressing the need for more weapons:...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from "John Doe" in Birmingham, Alabama, to Governor Jim Folsom in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1958-09-02
- In the letter "Doe" urges the governor not to commute the sentence of Jimmy Wilson: "For the life of me I cannot see why any red blooded southern white man could interfere with the verdict of 12 just and upright men who placed the death penalty on...
- 2009-09-04
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in camp near Knoxville, Tennessee, to his father in Alabama.
- 1863-07-18
- From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses his duties in camp ("You seem to have all been under the impression that I have had command of the Legion...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall near Knoxville, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-07-22
- From July 1862 to November 1863, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he argues in favor of conscript laws because "between 16 and 18 the state of Ala alone might recruit a force of at least 15,000...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Henry Semple in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863-03-27
- 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. In the letter he thanks his wife for her recent correspondence...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from Hubert Dent at Fort Barrancas in Pensacola, Florida, to his wife, Anna, in Eufaula, Alabama.
- 1861-03-07
- At the start of the Civil War, Dent was a 1st lieutenant of the Eufaula Rifles, which became Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry; he was eventually promoted to captain and commanded Dent's Battery (formerly Robertson's Battery). In the letter...
- 2011-04-04
- Letter from James Boaz at Camp Martin in Alabama, to his brother, William, in Weewokaville, Alabama.
- 1846-06-25
- In the letter James discusses life in camp; upcoming troop movements; the formation of a local regiment; and his expected term of service ("I have volunteered for twelve months unless sooner discharged & if we are not discharged before the...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from James R. Riggs at the S. P. Moore Hospital in Griffin, Georgia, to his sister, Martha Smith.
- 1863-12-08
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he explains that his health has improved and that he will soon be leaving to rejoin his company. He mentions clothing that was distributed to...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from T. Parkin, a merchant in Claiborne, Alabama, to John R. Parker in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1820-12-15
- In the letter Parkin discusses the musical instruments Parker has sent for him to sell, and he thanks him for several issues of a EUTERPRIAD, a music magazine Parker publishes: "We have not many musical characters here, but those who have seen it...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from Thomas B. Hall in Saltillo, Mississippi, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1862-07-18
- During the Civil War, Thomas Hall served in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses recent changes in command; and possible appointments for men in his regiment and for his brothers elsewhere in the army;...
- 2011-10-20
- Letters between B. B. Peete and others in Madison, Alabama, to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1916-01
- In the first letter, written January 25, 1916, the men urge Bankhead to work to keep the United States out of the war, though they support the fortification of coastal cities: "Vote for the bills to stop Americans from traveling on beligrent vesels...
- 2010-12-07
- Letters between C. G. Gomillion, president of the Tuskegee Civic Association, and Senator Sam Engelhardt, chairman of the Macon County Committee of the Alabama legislature.
- 1958-02
- The Macon County Committee was created to study the possibility of abolishing the county or redrawing its boundary. In the first letter, written February 8, 1958, Gomillion asks for a chance to speak before the Committee on behalf of the citizens...
- 2010-04-23
- Letters from John E. Hall and Bolling Hall, Jr., at Camp Alabama near Atlanta, Georgia, to their father in Alabama.
- 1862-07
- From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling and John Hall served in 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the first letter, written July 12, 1862, John discusses the journey to their current location; though they arrived safely, two men in another...
- 2011-10-20
- Records of the Alabama constitutional convention of 1865.
- 1865
- The constitutional convention of 1865 met from September 12 to 30 to restore Alabama to the Union. These records consist of ordinances and resolutions passed during the gathering.
- 2011-10-12