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- Letter to James Dellet, informing him that his slave Barry had escaped with others the previous night.
- 1832-03-31
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Margaret Ray to her husband, a Confederate soldier.
- 1862-06-28
- 2009-09-11
- Penmanship exercise book of Isaac S. Barr, who attended school in north Alabama.
- 1852
- 2009-09-30
- Tax collector's receipt for money paid by Bolling Hall and two other men for the year 1823.
- 1823
- 2012-01-27
- List of slaves owned by Bolling Hall.
- 1829
- 2012-01-27
- Newspaper clipping of telegrams to and from the U.S. Secretary of War, dealing with the captivity of Jefferson Davis.
- 1865-05-28
- 2012-10-18
- Pledge to buy war stamps and bonds, dedicated to "Every Soldier, Sailor and Marine Who Is Fighting for My Country."
- 1943-05-13
- "For you there can be no rest. For me there should be no vacation from the part I can play to help win the war. I therefore solemnly promise to continue to buy United States War Savings Stamps and Bonds to the limit of my ability, throughout my...
- 2010-01-25
- "483 Acres / Chattahooche Land for Sale."
- 1849-10-16
- Advertisement for the sale of a 483-acre plantation in Henry County, Alabama. Each section of land is described, and several buildings are included ("a good gin house and screw, and a comfortable log cabin...negro houses, corn cribs, stalls, &c.")....
- 2009-08-24
- "California Bound."
- 1849-10-16
- Advertisement for the sale of an 83-acre farm in Henry County, Alabama. The nearby community of Lawrenceville "promises to become an interesting little village, being the situation of Prof. Spears recently established High School, and surrounded by...
- 2009-08-24
- Papers dealing with the treatment of Jefferson Davis by Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles, during the captivity of the former Confederate president.
- Also included is relevant correspondence from General Edward C. Walthall.
- 2012-10-18
- Receipt for payment received by E. Donoho, a teacher in Tuscaloosa County, from H. S. Whitfield, county superintendent.
- 1869-10-28
- Donoho received $19 for twenty days of teaching.
- 2009-09-15
- Transcriptions of letters from Lewis E. Parsons of Talladega, Alabama, while stationed in Virginia during the Civil War.
- 1864
- During the war Parsons served as a private in the Washington Artillery of New Orleans. Most of the letters are brief and are not addressed to specific people. In them he discusses conditions in camp; the lack of food and supplies; illness,...
- 2010-04-23
- Receipt for payment received by John Edmondson, a clerk in Tuscaloosa County, from H. S. Whitfield, county superintendent.
- 1869-11-13
- Edmondson received $2 for his service.
- 2009-09-15
- "Communism Is Our Mutual Enemy / Help Us to Fight It."
- Flier describing the mission and activities of Alpha 66, a paramilitary group formed by Cuban exiles in Puerto Rico.
- 2009-09-11
- "White Citizens Attend Rally sponsored by United Americans for Conservative Government."
- 1963
- Flier for a rally to be held in McCalla, Alabama, on August 24, 1963: '"Join in our efforts to unify the white voters / Learn the truth about the communist and socialist and what road they propose to lead us down. Learn what they are doing and what...
- 2012-01-27
- "The Shoppers Guide to Communist Imports."
- Flier listing items produced in nine communist countries and sold in the United States. The publication was issued by the Committee to Warn of the Arrival of Communist Merchandise on the Local Business Scene, an organization based in Miami, Florida.
- 2009-09-11
- Receipt for payment received by A. E. Henry, a teacher in Tuscaloosa County, from H. S. Whitfield, county superintendent.
- 1869-10-28
- Henry received $35 for thirty-seven days of teaching.
- 2009-09-15
- Advertisement for a captured slave, submitted by Sheriff P. B. Skipper in Henry County.
- 1849-10-16
- In the advertisement Skipper describes the slave and asks his owner, Jackson Lawrence of Russell County, Alabama, to "come forward, prove property, pay charges, and take him away."
- 2009-08-24
- Account and memorandum book kept by James A. Tait from 1831 to 1844.
- 1831-00-00
- In the book Tait records financial matters, including his account with J. & E. Austill; expenses incurred by his son, Charles, while attending the University of Alabama; the cost of supplies used to build a new house; the purchase of slaves; and...
- 2011-09-12
- Newspaper clipping of letters between Dr. Noah B. Cloud, Alabama's state superintendent of public instruction, and H. S. Whitfield, superintendent of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
- 1869-06-10
- In the first letter Dr. Cloud reprimands Whitfield because Tuscaloosa County has not provided enough schools for its African American children: "...you have reported 44 white schools, and only 2 colored, which is not in accordance with the school...
- 2009-09-14