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- "Inaugural Address of President Davis, Delivered at the Capitol, Monday, 1 o'clock, P.M., Feb. 18th, 1861."
- 1861-02-20
- Text of Jefferson Davis's inaugural speech.
- 2010-01-25
- Contract between Willis P. Bocock and Lewis O. Collins, who will be serving as an overseer at Waldwick Plantation in Marengo County, Alabama.
- 1860-07-16
- In exchange for managing the plantation and slaves, Collins will receive a horse to ride about the property; housing, provisions, and a servant for his family; and $500 per year. The contract ends with the stipulation that "if he drinks any spirits...
- 2009-09-04
- 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
- Flier advertising the activities and amenities available at the U.S.O. club in Talladega, Alabama.
- 1942
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Captain A. J. Handley in Pollard, Alabama, to O. M. Avery and George H. Hutton of the Alabama and Florida Railroad Company of Alabama.
- 1862-11-25
- In the letter Pollard discusses the appropriation of railroad engines and cars from Avery's railroad, by the Confederate army; the rolling stock will be used by two other lines in the state.
- 2011-07-01
- Letter from Charles O'Conor in New York, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1866-07-11
- In the letter O'Conor discusses an unexplained resolution, probably related to the trial of Jefferson Davis. O'Conor served as senior counsel for Davis.
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Charles O'Conor in New York, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1866-06-15
- The letter vaguely discusses efforts to secure bail or parole for Jefferson Davis (who is never directly named). He mentions a trial date in October and suggests that "Letters to me on this subject should not be entrusted to the mails." O'Conor...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Lawrence F. O'Brien.
- 1961-02-15
- In this letter to the president's special assistant, Boykin recalls the party given in O'Brien's honor the previous evening.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Lawrence F. O'Brien.
- 1961-03-07
- This letter deals with a list Boykin compiled of people in south Alabama who assisted with Kennedy's presidential campaign.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Lawrence F. O'Brien.
- 1961-06-17
- In this letter to the president's special assistant, Boykin asks O'Brien to meet with a group of industrialists who are planning a project in Maryland and Virginia. When he sent this letter, Boykin enclosed a copy of a similar message written to...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to M. O. Lee.
- 1964-03-16
- In this letter to the president of Vanity Fair Mills, Boykin recalls a hunting trip he took with some of Lee's associates, and he invites Lee to attend a hunt that will be held soon.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to S. O. Bland.
- 1940-01-05
- This letter to the chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries deals with a dinner to be held for those who were part of the recent trip to Alaska. The dinner will feature Alaskan game such as sheep, caribou, and wild turkey.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from H. O. Brewer in New York to Colin J. McRae.
- 1861-02-05
- In the letter Brewer asks about the postal system and cotton shipping under the new Confederate government.
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from Henry Semple in O' Bannonville, Florida to his wife, Emily, in Gainestown, Alabama.
- 1862-01-06
- 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 he discusses the selection and enlistment of men...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from Major General J. H. Forney in Mobile, Alabama, to O. M. Avery, president of the president of the Alabama and Florida Railroad of Florida.
- 1862-11-18
- In the letter Forney discusses the appropriation of railroad cars and iron tracks from Avery's railroad, by the Confederate army; the rolling stock will be used by two other lines in the state, and iron will "fill the requisition of the Engineer...
- 2011-07-01
- Letter from O. Fitts in Warrenton, North Carolina, to James Caller.
- 1812-02-27
- In the letter Fitts introduces Caller to two men who plan to settle in the Mississippi Territory ("any services rendered them by you will confer an additional obligation on me"), and he discusses the will and estate of Green Duke, who died...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from O. K. Freeman in Tuskegee, Alabama, to Governor Clement C. Clay in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- 1836-03-05
- After learning from an acquaintance that the "indians intended to go to war, when the trees put out their leaves," Freeman traveled through the Creek nation in Alabama to observe their behavior. In the letter he reports activities among the Indians...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from R. T. Smith in Bluffton, Alabama, to O. D. Kinsman in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1867-07-13
- In the letter Smith reports that white planters in Chambers County have tried to interfere with the registration of African American voters there: "I heard of no open violations but am satisfied that parties have thrown every obsticle [sic] in the...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from William O. Winston in Nashville, to James Caller on the Tombigbee River in the Mississippi Territory (later Alabama).
- 1812-12-18
- In the letter Winston introduces Caller to man from Virginia, who has recently been appointed as a land commissioner east of the Pearl River. He mentions the "probability of a speedy admission" of the Mississippi Territory as a state, and he...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from William V. Tingle "off the northern coast of Japan," to his sister, Mrs. Cammie O. Brasher in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1945-09-08
- In the letter Tingle mentions that he was able to see part of the Japanese surrender, and he discusses his part in the occupation of northern Japan.
- 2008-07-15