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- "In Memoriam" written honoring the recently deceased William H. Troy, who had been a student at Greene Springs School in Hale County, Alabama.
- 2011-11-16
- "Order of Induction into Military Service of the United States," presented to Benjamin H. Johnston of Mobile, Alabama.
- 1918-04-24
- The order notifies Johnston that he has "been selected for immediate military service" by the local draft board. The certificate gives the time and location he is to report for induction.
- 2010-12-07
- "Petition Against Sending Our Young Men to War in Europe," signed by 112 Alabama citizens and sent to Senator John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-05-10
- The petition advocates "absolute neutrality" regarding the war in Europe, and it suggests that it would be unconstitutional for the federal government to call for troops or enact conscription legislation.
- 2010-12-07
- Admission ticket belonging to H. M. Weedon, for a lecture by Dr. James W. Naughton at Albany Medical College in New York.
- 1855
- 2011-09-22
- Affidavit by Eliza H. Coleman of Butler County, Alabama, requesting to purchase three bushels of salt from John P. Figh & Co. at the state saltworks in Clarke County, Alabama.
- 1862-04-28
- In the statement she attests that the salt is "for her own consumption, and not for sale, or speculation."
- 2010-12-07
- Argument for the defense in the case of The Confederate States versus Capt. H. C. Semple, presented by Semple himself.
- 1864
- Semple is charged with "disobedience of orders" for failing to submit correct quarterly ordnance returns. He explains that he did not have complete instructions, despite his efforts to get details from his commanding officer, T. R. Hotchkiss (who...
- 2011-07-06
- 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
- Certificate from the Equitable Life Insurance Society of the U.S., appointing H.M. Weedon Chief Medical Examiner for the town of Eufaula, Alabama.
- 1886-04-07
- 2011-09-22
- Commission elevating Samuel H. Wimberley to the captain of the Conecuh Guards, an independent company in Conecuh County, Alabama.
- 1860-10-09
- 2009-09-15
- Contract for sixteen African American men and women, all freedmen, who will be working a year for H. L. Whipple of Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1868-00-00
- The contract discusses wages, benefits, and rules of conduct. All the freedman are listed at the end, with the amount each will be paid.
- 2009-06-25
- Correspondence written to and by Birmingham businessman Frederick M. Jackson, from 1905 to 1907.
- 1905
- Much of the correspondence is concerned with different coal properties in Alabama and Tennessee that were available for investment. There are also letters from people wanting information on the quality of coal at different mines. Letters from John...
- 2011-10-24
- D. M. McIntosh's response to H. C. Nixon's questionnaire about slavery in Alabama.
- 1913-04-01
- McIntosh describes the following aspects of slavery as he observed them in Wilcox County, Alabama: dwellings and possessions; clothing and food; occupations and typical workdays; money earned by slaves for their own use; family life; entertainment;...
- 2010-11-12
- Deed for land in Monroe County, Alabama, which James M. Lindsey, Theophilus H. Williams, Alexander Williams, and George W. Foster purchased from Robert I. Draughon.
- 1847-03-30
- The men purchased the property for $1000.
- 2011-11-16
- Description of a streetcar strike in Montgomery, Alabama, written by newspaper correspondent H. W. Laird.
- 1906-00-00
- In 1906, the Montgomery City Council passed an ordinance requiring blacks and whites to ride on separate streetcars. The Montgomery Traction Company, owner of the streetcars, refused to comply because it would not have been profitable. It would...
- 2009-09-11
- Diary kept by James H. McMath while serving as a captain in Company G of the 11th Alabama Infantry during the Civil War.
- 1861
- McMath was killed at Frazier's Farm on June 30, 1862, during the the Seven Days' Battles. In the diary, written in 1861 and 1862, he discusses topics such as camp life (including marches and drills); illnesses affecting the soldiers; and troop...
- 2011-10-11
- Draft of a letter from S. H. Dent to Colonel J. P. Smartt.
- 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
- Excerpts from AN ADDRESS TO THE CITIZENS OF ALABAMA, ON THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA by Robert H. Smith.
- 1861
- In the address Smith comments on the recent election of Lincoln; describes the objectives and administration of the new Confederate government; gives a historical and religious defense of slavery; commends the new government's prohibition of the...
- 2009-06-25
- Excerpts from LIFE AND TIMES OF GEN. SAM. DALE, THE MISSISSIPPI PARTISAN by J. F. H. Claiborne.
- 1860-00-00
- From Claiborne's preface to the work: "As originally written, the narrative was almost literally in his [Dale's] own words. In the present memoir I have preserved his language in many parts, and faithfully expressed his opinions." The first passage...
- 2009-06-25
- Excerpts from THREE CAPITALS: A BOOK ABOUT THE FIRST THREE CAPITALS OF ALABAMA by William H. Brantley.
- 1947-00-00
- The first passage includes an excerpt from an address by Governor William Wyatt Bibb to the Alabama legislature in November 1818, in which he explains why Cahaba was chosen as the site for the state capital. The second passage includes an excerpt...
- 2009-06-25
- H.R. 1037.
- 1947-01-16
- This bill, introduced by Boykin, deals with determining the lowest insurance rates available to public housing agencies.
- 2009-09-15