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Author: Alabama. Governor (1868-1870 : Smith)

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- Letter and resolution from Secretary of State William H. Seward in Washington, D.C., to Governor William H. Smith in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1869-02-27
- In the letter Seward explains that Congress is proposing a fifteenth amendment to the Constitution, which must be voted on by the state legislatures. He includes a certified copy of the resolution: "The right of citizens of the United States to...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Charles Hays in Eutaw, Alabama, to Governor William Hugh Smith.
- 1869-08-04
- In the letter Hays asks the governor to declare a state of martial law in Greene County because of hostilities against Republicans there: "There is no safety here for any Republican that wishes order and the laws enforced....Republicans cannot go...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Cornelia Bibb Vaughan in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Governor William Hugh Smith.
- 1870-04-20
- In the letter Mrs. Vaughan explains that her husband, Vernon Henry Vaughan, has been arrested for being a "defiant Republican." The Ku Klux Klan has threatened their entire family, and they are no longer safe in the city: "They put him in jail...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Sheriff W. L. Guin in Vernon, Alabama, to Governor William Hugh Smith.
- 1870-04-26
- In the letter Guin, the sheriff of Sanford County (present-day Lamar County) describes violence against African American citizens in Fayette County. He gives details about six murders that have occurred in the last few months; the guilty parties...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from three county officials in Jacksonville, Alabama, to Governor William Hugh Smith.
- 1869-08-07
- In the letter the men ask the governor to intervene on behalf of the Republicans in Calhoun County, who have been threatened and shunned because of their political views. They describe the threats and hostilities, including those against African...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from W. D. Drisk, a teacher in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Governor William Hugh Smith in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1869-06-14
- In the letter Drisk explains that he has not been paid for his work because the county has not provided enough schools for African American children: "During four months of the past winter I taught in this city the children of freedmen having been...
- 2009-09-15
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Receipt for payment received by G. N. Ward, a teacher in Tuscaloosa County, from H. S. Whitfield, county superintendent.
- 1869-11-15
- Ward received $13 for ten days of teaching.
- 2009-09-15
- 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
- Receipt for payment received by W. C. H. Rosser, a teacher in Tuscaloosa County, from H. S. Whitfield, county superintendent.
- 1869-10-29
- Rosser received $90 for forty days of teaching.
- 2009-09-15
- Telegram from R. Starkweather, a teacher in Stevenson, Alabama, to General Crawford.
- 1870-03-01
- In the message Starkweather asks for military assistance to protect the city from Klan violence: "Guard needed here--Civil guard overpowered and prisoner taken out by Ku Klux, our lives in danger--Officer in charge refused to stay."
- 2009-09-15