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- "An Old Man A Convict."
- 1901-04-28
- Letter from James Foster, a 68-year-old prisoner in Wetumpka, Alabama, to Governor W. J. Samford. In the letter Foster asks the governor to grant him parole. He acknowledges his guilt but argues that his good behavior makes him a worthy candidate...
- 2010-04-23
- "Ballots, Bullets and Blood."
- "How Blacks Have Died for the Right to Vote." Leaflet issued by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Inside is a list of African Americans who were killed from 1955 to 1968: Lamar Smith, George W. Lee, Herbert Lee, Medgar...
- 2009-09-11
- Transcript of a public meeting held by the Montgomery County Citizens' Council at Garrett Coliseum.
- 1961-06-08
- The meeting was led by Don Hallmark and featured the following speakers: Montgomery Mayor Earl James, Dr. Henry Lyon of Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery Citizens' Council Chairman Carl Herbert Lancaster, and Alabama Attorney General...
- 2011-09-12
- "Stocks Dip to Lows After Rally from Panicky Sales."
- 1929-10-29
- This article reports than an Iowan senator has predicted nationwide panic and bankruptcy because of the ongoing declines on Wall Street. The article also describes stock market conditions after "Black Tuesday," mentioning efforts by financial...
- 2010-01-25
- "Twenty-Fifth Day."
- 1861-03-06
- This article gives the proceedings of the Confederate congress during the twenty-fifth day of its session. That day a delegation from Alabama presented a marble inkstand to the president of the congress, and J. L. M. Curry spoke about the gift's...
- 2010-01-25
- Account and memorandum book kept by James A. Tait from 1831 to 1844.
- 1831-00-00
- In the book Tait records financial matters, including his account with J. & E. Austill; expenses incurred by his son, Charles, while attending the University of Alabama; the cost of supplies used to build a new house; the purchase of slaves; and...
- 2011-09-12
- Bill of lading and letter from Edward Harris in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Victor Audubon in New York.
- 1843-02-08
- 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...
- 2010-07-15
- Correspondence dealing with a Communist activities in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1932-10
- In the first letter Brigadier General J. C. Persons of the Alabama National Guard sends Governor Benjamin Miller an account of recent events in Birmingham, which was submitted by another officer. The second letter contains the report of Second...
- 2009-08-24
- Correspondence dealing with a proposed dog fight in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- 1934-01
- The first two letters, written January 20 and 22, 1934, are from American Humane Association representatives Richard C. Craven and N. J. Walker. They inform Governor Benjamin Miller of dog fights to be held in Tuscaloosa by the American Pit Bull...
- 2009-09-15
- Emancipation bond for Millescent, who was freed by an act of the General Assembly of Alabama on December 2, 1824.
- 1825-02-15
- From pages 123 of ACTS PASSED AT THE SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, published in 1825: "And be it further enacted, That the mulatto girl named Mileysertte alias Millescent, aged about seven years, daughter of...
- 2009-09-15
- Extra published by The Cahaba Gazette, announcing the bombardment of Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
- 1861-04-12
- "The War has Commenced! Batteries Opened on Fort Sumter!! Gen. Beauregard has Opened the Ball!!!" Also included is the text of a telegram sent to Colonel G. W. Gayle by J. F. Whitfield in Montgomery, Alabama, informing him of the event.
- 2009-09-04
- Genealogical notes about the Shomo family, written by Charles E. King.
- 1925-01-20
- King was the son-in-law of J. W. Shomo. In the notes he gives the family's connection to Creek Indian chief William Weatherford.
- 2009-06-25
- Handwritten copy of a letter to J. M. Mason.
- 1866-06-15
- The letter vaguely discusses efforts to secure bail or parole for Jefferson Davis (who is never directly named). The author of the letter spent two weeks in Washington, D.C., meeting with the president, attorney general, and chief justice. The...
- 2009-09-30
- Incomplete letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., to his father in Alabama.
- 1861
- From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he describes a recent battle ("one of the most complete victories ever gained"), which took place on a Sunday: "It was certainly an eventful day. The...
- 2011-07-06
- Invitation to a party to be held by the Benedick Club in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 30, 1851.
- 1851-12-22
- Men on the "Committee of Invitation" include Charles T. Pollard, J. J. Seibels, Henry C. Semple, Julius Caesar Boneparte Mitchell, and Dr. William Owen Baldwin.
- 2011-05-24
- Letter from George Minor, chief of the Confederate Office of Ordnance and Hydrography in Richmond, Virginia, to Colin J. McRae in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1862-02-24
- In the letter Minor mentions a government contract with J. E. Murrell of Mobile, authorizing an exchange of cotton to purchase nitre. Minor also commends McRae's efforts to have the Confederate government establish an armory at Selma. He explains...
- 2009-09-30
- 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 J. T. Harris at the Exchange Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama, to Robert W. Smith, Henry C. Semple, and James H. Clanton.
- 1867-01-30
- In the letter Harris alludes to local political tension ("difficulty between Major Henry Baker, and Mr J. W. Austill"). He does not give details about the matter, but he does offer a "positive declination" of the "conciliatory advice" offered by...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from James Foster, a 68-year-old prisoner in Wetumpka, Alabama, to Governor W. D. Jelks.
- 1901-09-05
- In the letter Foster asks the governor to grant him parole: "If you and the Board will parole me Governor I swear by all the true Gods that ever existed that I will ever reverence the Alabama Board of Pardons, and hold perpetually as my Trinity,...
- 2010-08-02
- Letter from James J. Hall in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his cousin, Bolling Hall in Alabama.
- 1862-09-16
- James J. Hall was the son of William Terrell Hall and grandson of Dixon Hall, Sr. He was attached to General Jones M. Withers' escort at this time.
- 2011-10-06