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- Voucher for money owed to William Anderson for his service in the General Assembly at St. Stephens in the Alabama Territory.
- 1818
- The voucher, for the amount of $140, is signed by Speaker of the House J. W. Walker. A note from Anderson on the back of the voucher confirms that he received his payment.
- 2010-04-23
- Section 1 of A. J. Pickett's "Letters from Various Distinguished and Well Informed Persons."
- 1846
- The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
- 2012-06-22
- Note and letter from D. Salomon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1862-02-01
- In the note Salomon asks Josiah Moris in Montgomery, Alabama, to deliver the enclosed letter to Colin J. McRae. In the letter to McRae, Salomon sends news about political activities in the North, and encourages the South to stand firm and fight for...
- 2009-09-28
- Letters to and from J. T. Denson in Montgomery, Alabama, regarding a questionnaire sent to automobile owners in Alabama.
- 1915-05-00
- At the time of this correspondence, Denson was serving on the Public Roads and Highways Committee of the Alabama Senate. The first letter is a copy of the questionnaire; the recipient wrote his answers in the margins and sent the page back to...
- 2009-12-03
- Letter from Senator John H. Hawkins, Jr., chairman of the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace, to President Lyndon Johnson in Washington, D.C.
- 1964-12-01
- In the letter Hawkins opposes efforts to have J. Edgar Hoover removed from his post as director of the FBI: "It is, of course, known to you, Mr. President, that the effort to get rid of Mr. Hoover, to cripple the Federal Security program and to...
- 2010-01-28
- Letter from John M. McKleroy Eufaula, Alabama, to John J. McRae in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1866-05-31
- In the letter McKleroy mentions a note from Colin J. McRae, which has been endorsed according to the instructions of Governor John Gill Shorter. The note was originally enclosed with the letter.
- 2009-09-30
- 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
- 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 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 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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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