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- "An Act Regulating Indian Affairs" in the state of Georgia.
- 1835
- The act makes six provisions for dealing with the Cherokee Indian population of the state during the period of removal. First, it stipulates that U.S. citizens will not be allowed to emigrate to Indian reservations, include those Indians who were...
- 2010-11-12
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1944-05-05
- This issue mentions an increase in state bank deposits (a result of individuals' careful saving during difficult financial times); the city's telephone system, which is now at capacity with a waiting list of over 1,000 new customers; the raid of...
- 2009-09-18
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1944-09-29
- This issue mentions a possible increase in the amount of shotgun shells available to hunters in the fall; a cutback to only one license plate per vehicle "instead of the peace-time front and rear"; and new gas rations (more gas will be given per...
- 2009-09-18
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1945-08-10
- This issue mentions the Russian declaration of war on Japan; the recent use of the atomic bombs; an increase in the state's industrialization; and the new forestry program at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
- 2009-09-18
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1945-10-12
- This issue mentions that returning soldiers are having trouble finding clothes and lodging in Montgomery, and it discusses the rapid increase in home and business construction in the city.
- 2009-09-18
- "President's Reemployment Agreement" from Franklin D. Roosevelt, to be signed and submitted by employers in the United States.
- 1933-07-27
- The agreement was drafted as part of the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933. By signing it employers agreed to promote the efforts of the National Recovery Administration: "...the undersigned hereby agrees with the President as follows:...Not...
- 2009-09-15
- "Selma's 'bloody Sunday' recalled after 10 years."
- 1975-03-02
- This article from the Mobile Press-Register recounts the events of "Bloody Sunday," which some citizens "claim.hastened the passage of the voting rights act by Congress" in 1965. It then examines current conditions for African Americans in the...
- 2011-01-13
- "Voter lists up by 31% after federal drive."
- 1966-10-02
- This article from the Birmingham News discusses the increase in the number of registered voters in Alabama following the Voting Rights Act of 1965: "It was an over-all gain of more than 31 per cent which affected the voter totals of virtually all...
- 2011-01-13
- Excerpt from MINUTES OF THE FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE OF ALABAMA, held in Auburn, Alabama.
- 1889-08-06
- The passage includes a letter from the Alliance to the editors of the Montgomery Advertiser, criticizing the newspaper for its apparent support of the "jute trust": "As an organization, the Alliance has entered the contest with the Jute Bagging...
- 2009-08-24
- Incomplete letter from an official at the University of Alabama, to Bolling Hall.
- 1860-10-25
- The author of the letter addresses Hall's apparent complaints about the new military organization of the university. He explains that new system is expected to reduce expenses, and he discusses specific areas where cost is reduced or unchanged...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-11-10
- From July 1862 to November 1863, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses upcoming troop movements and campaigns; his brother Bolling, who was wounded in battle; and clothing that he and his...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Mendel Rivers.
- 1965-06-18
- In this letter to Congressman Rivers, Boykin praises his work on recent legislation to increase military salaries, and he asks Rivers to work to save Brookley Field.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Major T. R. Hotchkiss to Captain Henry Semple.
- 1864-02-01
- During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter Hotchkiss orders Semple to explain "at once why...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Mrs. Sidney G. Weil to the editor of the Montgomery Advertiser.
- In the letter Mrs. Weil discusses the need for Montgomery to incorporate surrounding towns in order to increase its population and attract large businesses to the area: "There is surely a way to incorporate into the City it's [sic] natural growth,...
- 2009-10-16
- Memorandum of the conference between the Alabama State Highway Department and road workers who were striking in Bibb County.
- 1936-08-04
- In the memorandum a representative from the Alabama Department of Labor gives details about the conflict and subsequent resolution. The workers were striking for shorter work days and higher pay; the Highway Department approved an increase in ...
- 2009-08-24
- Telegram from W. P. Lay to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-04-15
- In the message Lay supports Bankhead's stance against conscription. He suggests that an increase in pay for soldiers will encourage more men to volunteer for service: "Increase the pay for volunteers to serve in Europe to four or five times the...
- 2009-06-25