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- "Alabama Will Secede."
- 1861-01-09
- This article discusses the likeliness that Alabama will secede from the Union: "A large majority of the members of our Convention will not hesitate a moment to co-operate with South Carolina, Florida and Mississippi in the formation of a Southern...
- 2010-01-25
- "Pensacola's Street Car Boycott by Negroes."
- 1905-05-17
- This article reports that African Americans in Pensacola, Florida, are boycotting street railroads to protest a proposed segregation ordinance. The article argues that while this response is common in cities with similar laws, the boycotts are...
- 2010-01-25
- "S.C., Fla. Argue Over Bones Of Indian Chief."
- 1951
- This article discusses the argument between the states "over the final resting place of Seminole chief Osceola." Osceola died in prison in South Carolina, where he was buried, but representatives of Florida want his remains to be returned to their...
- 2011-05-24
- "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
- Bill of sale for three slaves bought by H. M. Weedon from H. G. Wright.
- Weedon purchased the slaves, a thirty-five-year-old woman and her two children, for $1200 in Key West, Florida.
- 2011-09-22
- Copy of a letter from E. Lewis in Montgomery, Alabama, to Mr. Kerr in Kentucky.
- 1861-01-11
- In the letter, written an hour after Alabama formally seceded, Lewis describes the celebrations taking place in Montgomery, adding that even the ladies are in favor of secession. He discusses the taking of federal forts in Alabama and Florida;...
- 2009-06-25
- Handwritten copy of a letter from D. P. Everett in Orange Hill, Florida, to Governor John Milton.
- 1864-06-13
- In the letter Everett urges Milton to cooperate with the governor of Alabama to provide military protection at the saltworks in West Bay, Florida: "The operatives have so long & so often been injured & annoyed by insignificant raids upon their work...
- 2010-12-07
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp near Atlanta, Georgia, to his brother, Charles.
- 1864-07-11
- During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses current troop positions and lack of preparations ("it seems as if we were inviting the enemy over"); mutual acquaintances; and the availability of food...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Charles T. Pollard, president of the Alabama and Florida Railroad Company of Alabama in Montgomery, to E. M. Pratt.
- 1862-11-23
- In the letter Pollard discusses the locomotive and cars his company will be acquiring from the Alabama and Florida Railroad Company of Florida, to use during the war.
- 2011-07-01
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Edward Boykin.
- 1964-10-28
- In this letter to his biographer, Frank tells about buying and selling land in Florida in the 1920s.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Governor Clement C. Clay in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Major General Thomas S. Jesup in Tampa Bay, Florida.
- 1837-03-30
- In the letter Clay discusses the recent Creek War in Alabama and describes current efforts to permanently remove Indians from the state. (Clay believed that "nothing would restore safety and tranquility, to the inhabitants, but the entire removal...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from Gudmundur Grimson in Chicago, Illinois, to William E. Fort in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1923-07-14
- In the letter Grimson discusses efforts to abolish the convict leasing system in Alabama. He suggests that the state use the Florida campaign as a template to follow, noting the criticism Alabama would receive "if anything should happen while they...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Harry Toulmin at Fort Stoddert in Mobile County, Alabama, to Brigadier General Ferdinand Claiborne, "on the road from Baton Rouge."
- 1813-07-23
- In the letter Toulmin discusses an uprising of Creek Indians in Pensacola, Florida. According to reports, they even plan to assassinate several of their own chiefs: "This will effect a compleat [sic] revolution in the government, and the patriots...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from J. H. Warrick in Corinth, Mississippi, to his brother, Thomas.
- 1862-03-24
- During the war, J. H. Warrick served in Company D of the 17th Alabama Infantry; Thomas served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. In the letter J. H writes about life in his company. He...
- 2009-11-20
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Fort McRee in Florida, to his brother-in-law, Ferdinand ("Ferde") Smith.
- 1862-05-04
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses the recent death of his brother, Charlie, who had been sick with typhoid fever: "...it grieved me very much to hear the death of...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Fort McRee in Florida, to his sister, Martha Smith.
- 1862-05-03
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses the recent death of his brother, Charlie, who had been sick with typhoid fever: "Oh when...I tink [sic] that my only Brother is no...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from Major General J. H. Forney in Mobile, Alabama, to C. T. Pollard, president of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad, and of the Alabama and Florida Railroad Company of Alabama.
- 1862-11-18
- In the letter Forney discusses the appropriation of railroad cars and iron tracks from the Alabama and Florida Railroad of Florida, by the Confederate army; the rolling stock will be used by two other lines in the state (including the Montgomery...
- 2011-07-01
- Letter from Major General J. H. Forney in Mobile, Alabama, to Colonel John R. F. Tattnall near Pollard, Alabama.
- 1862-11-18
- In the letter Forney discusses the appropriation of railroad cars and iron tracks from the Alabama and Florida Railroad of Florida, by the Confederate army; the rolling stock will be used by two other lines in the state, because "the demand for...
- 2011-07-01
- Letter from Mateo Gonzales Manrique in Pensacola, Florida, to an unnamed Indian warrior.
- 1813-011-15
- Manrique served as the governor of Spanish West Florida from 1813 to 1815. In the letter he responds to the Indian's recent request for provisions, which he submitted to a military commander in Cuba; Manrique assures him that that the goods will be...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from S. Croom in Mobile, Alabama, to S. G. Jones, president of the Alabama and Florida Railroad of Alabama.
- 1862-11-15
- In the letter Croom discusses the appropriation of railroad cars and iron tracks from the Alabama and Florida Railroad of Florida, by the Confederate army; the rolling stock will be used by two other lines in the state (including the Alabama and...
- 2011-07-01