Yancey discusses his withdrawal from the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore; the main points of the Wilmot Proviso, which sought to prevent the introduction of slavery into any territory acquired from Mexico; and the "permanent evil" to be...
When Senator John Bankhead died in office in 1946, Boykin competed unsuccessfully for the vacant seat seat. This paid political ad consists of four pages of articles describing Boykin's congressional achievements and qualifications for the...
When Frank sent this to his biographer, he enclosed copies of several other letters and clippings. In this letter, he lists the enclosed materials and mentions the recent death of his nephew.
When Frank sent this letter to his grandsons, he enclosed a photograph taken at his birthday party. The letter describes that photo, which included many notable figures from Washington, D.C.
Victor was the son of naturalist John Audubon, who was a close friend of Edward Harris. The bill of lading records the shipment of packages from Harris to Victor and John; the items will travel by steamboat from Philadelphia to New York. In the...
Victor was the son of naturalist John Audubon, who was a close friend of Edward Harris. In the letter he discusses birds that his father has studied recently and the upcoming publication of new drawings.
Topics of this letter include Jack Danciger's work with Boykin in Washington, D.C., the role of Higgins Industries in the war, the press's criticism of Congress, the shortage of supplies for wartime production, and potential business deals for...
Tichenor describes the postwar situation for the freed slaves from a paternalistic viewpoint: "Four millions of human beings, under the influence of a misguided philanthropy, have been rendered destitute of homes, protection, and comfort, and have...
Thomason exchanged a twenty-four-year-old woman named Angeline for a twenty-three-year-old woman named Alpha. He then sold Alpha to L. G. Dye for $3,000. This copy of the bill was made on April 26, 1869.
This volume contains records of the company, including a muster roll; records of deaths during various periods of time; clothing accounts of individual members of the company, as well as those who received transportation; and other items of...
This statement was written during Boykin's first campaign. In it he addresses issues such as labor, industry, internal improvements, and veteran benefits.
This song, a collaborative work by Boykin and two other men, sets the representative's favorite saying to music. Boykin spoke, wrote, and shouted it, so it was appropriate for him to sing "Everything is made for love" as well.
This section includes "very curious old" manuscripts, "being Bills of sale and other business papers made by the wealthy Creek Indians many years since." The documents were given to Pickett by Edward Hamrick of Montgomery.
This section includes "Interesting Papers in relation to the Indian Hostilities in 1813-1814, the destruction of Fort Mims &c," which were found in the papers of General Ferdinand L. Claiborne. The documents were given to Pickett by Claiborne's...
This section gives information from Thomas Malone of Washington County, "in relation to the arrest of Aaron Burr in 1807, and the expedition of the North Carolina Colony in 1802 down the Tombigby River."