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- Excerpt from THE REMINISCENCES OF GEORGE STROTHER GAINES: PIONEER STATESMAN OF ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI, 1805-1843, edited by James P. Pate.
- 1998-00-00
- This passage includes an excerpt from the editor's introduction, which discusses the cession of Choctaw lands east of the Tombigbee River to the United States in October 1816. It also mentions the settlement of French exiles at Demopolis in 1817.
- 2009-06-25
- Excerpt from THE CHEROKEE REMOVAL: A BRIEF HISTORY WITH DOCUMENTS.
- 1995-00-00
- This passage gives an account of the 1838 removal by Rebecca Neugin, who was three years old at the time. She mentions the possessions they carried, and she describes the traveling and living conditions during the journey. These memories were...
- 2009-09-04
- Excerpts from NOLAND'S CHEROKEE DIARY: A U.S. SOLDIER'S STORY FROM INSIDE THE CHEROKEE NATION by C. F. M. Noland, edited by Mildred E. Whitmire.
- 1990-00-00
- Noland served as a disbursing agent for the U.S. government during the Cherokee removal. In these passages he describes the landscape and waterways of Alabama and Georgia, commenting on the quality of the land and development opportunities; gives...
- 2009-09-04
- Osceola's Skull May Have Burned In Paris Fire.
- 1951-02-05
- This article from the Spartanburg Journal discusses the argument between South Carolina and Florida over the proper burial place for Chief Osceola's remains. It mentions that his skull was stolen from the grave and was once in the possession of Dr....
- 2011-05-24
- "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
- Excerpts from ANNALS OF LOUISIANA FROM 1698 TO 1722 by André Pénicaut, which appeared in The Alabama Historical Quarterly.
- 1943-00-00
- In the passages Pénicaut describes fighting between the French settlers and local Indian tribes (especially the Alibamons); recounts a visit with the Natchez Indians on the Mississippi River, during which he observed the tribe's customs and...
- 2009-09-04
- Certificate issued by "Big Chief White Horse Eagle" of the Osage Indian tribe, conferring the "honorary title of Chief BOR-NA-RA" on George P. Waller, American consul at Dresden, Germany.
- 1929-06-19
- 2012-01-27
- 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
- Section 13 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- 1848-11-01
- This section gives information from Reuben Hill of Wetumpka, "in relation to the killing of Capt Butler and others in Butler County Ala in 1818."
- 2010-05-12
- Section 17 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- 1848-05-12
- This section gives information about north Alabama from Charles S. Jones of Jackson County.
- 2010-05-12
- Section 24 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- 1848-04-06
- This section gives information from Reverend Lee Compere, "relating to the Creek indians among whom he lived as a missionary."
- 2010-05-12
- Section 27 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- 1848-01-21
- 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."
- 2010-05-12
- Section 15 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- 1847-09-30
- This section gives information from 92-year-old Abram Mordecai and 72-year-old James Mae, men from Tallapoosa County who had lived for many years among the Creek Indians.
- 2010-05-12
- Section 3 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- 1847-07-00
- This section gives information from General Patrick May of Greene County, "in relation to the 'Battle of Burnt Corn' and the 'Canoe Fight' and other engagements in which he was concerned in 1813, 1814." A transcript is included.
- 2010-05-12
- Section 5 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- 1847-00-00
- This section gives information from John F. H. Claiborne of Natchez, Mississippi, about General Sam Dale.
- 2010-05-12
- Letter from L. N. Fowler in New York, to Dr. Weedon in St. Augustine, Florida.
- 1839-09-09
- A transcript is included.
- 2011-09-22
- Testimonies from three military officers, verifying that Dr. Weedon possesses the head of Osceola, for whom he provided medical care in St. Augustine, Florida.
- 1838-05
- A transcript is included.
- 2011-09-22
- Pages from a diary kept by Dr. Frederick Weedon of St. Augustine, Florida, who served as the physician for Chief Osceola during his captivity.
- 1838-01-28
- In this except Dr. Weedon describes Osceola's death. A transcript is included.
- 2011-09-22
- Letter from Secretary of War J. R. Poinsett to Governor Clement C. Clay in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- 1837-06-13
- In the letter Poinsett maintains the importance of Indian removal in Alabama, and he assures Clay that the War Department "will leave no necessary means untried, to effect so important an object." In the meantime, "the inhabitants of that section...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from Governor Clement C. Clay in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Secretary of War J. R. Poinsett in Washington, D.C.
- 1837-04-17
- In the letter Clay asks Poinsett to override a recent military order regarding "retailers of spirituous liquors." Clay does not explain what the order was, but it is likely that it restricted the sale of alcoholic beverages even among the white...
- 2010-11-12