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- Telegram from Bolling Hall in Richmond, Virginia, to his son, Hines, in Alabama.
- 1864-05-26
- Bolling Hall, Jr., and Crenshaw Hall were both wounded in the battle of Drury's Bluff on May 16 and were hospitalized in Richmond, Virginia. They were serving in the 59th Alabama Infantry Regiment at the time. Their father traveled to Richmond to...
- 2011-07-26
- Telegram from Bolling Hall in Richmond, Virginia, to his son, Hines, in Alabama.
- 1864-06-08
- Bolling Hall, Jr., and Crenshaw Hall were both wounded in the battle of Drury's Bluff on May 16 and were hospitalized in Richmond, Virginia. They were serving in the 59th Alabama Infantry Regiment at the time. Their father traveled to Richmond to...
- 2011-07-26
- Telegram from Frank W. Boykin to John F. Kennedy.
- 1961-05-05
- Boykin sent this message after Alan Shepard, the first American launched into space, returned to Earth. In the telegram he congratulates the president on the successful journey and praises Shepard for his courage and accomplishment.
- 2009-09-15
- Telegram from Frank W. Boykin to George C. Wallace.
- 1962-06-13
- Boykin sent this message after Wallace's success in the 1962 gubernatorial primary. In it, he discusses the campaign, describes current industrial projects in the first district, and alludes to difficulties that challenge the state in the near...
- 2009-09-15
- Telegram from William Byrd in Selma, Alabama, to Nathaniel Henry Rhodes Dawson.
- 1864-12-04
- Dawson was serving in the Alabama House of Representatives at the time this message was sent.
- 2012-10-18
- Telegram from James A. Hall in Mobile, Alabama, to his father, Bolling, in Montgomery.
- 1862-07-31
- During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the message James announces a brief visit: "We leave for Montgomery this evening will stop there a few hours." It was sent through the...
- 2011-10-20
- Telegram from Frank W. Boykin to Bob and Jack Boykin.
- 1940-00-00
- Frank sent this telegram to wish his twin sons, Bob and Jack, a happy nineteenth birthday.
- 2009-09-15
- Telegram from Bolling Hall, Jr., in camp near Knoxville, Tennessee, to his brother, Tom, in Alabama.
- 1863-07-19
- From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard’s Legion.
- 2011-07-26
- Telegram from Bolling Hall, Jr., in Ringgold, Georgia, to his father in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1863-09-24
- From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard’s Legion. In the message he explains that his brother, who has been wounded, is in serious condition: "Tom is very low. Come at once if you...
- 2011-10-20
- Telegram from Bolling Hall, Jr., in Atlanta, Georgia, to his father in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1863-11-28
- From November 25, 1863, through the end of the Civil War, Bolling Hall, Jr., was colonel of the 59th Alabama Infantry regiment.In the message he reports that his brother, James, has probably been killed in battle: "Information we consider reliable...
- 2011-10-20
- Telegram from Francis J. Gorman of the United Textile Workers of America in Washington, D.C., to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-09-01
- Gorman was the chairman of the National Special Strike Committee of the union. In the message he announces that a strike will soon begin in textile mills across the country. He explains the workers' demands and maintains that "our strike will be an...
- 2010-02-10
- Telegram from Tallulah Bankhead in New York, New York, to her grandfather, John H. Bankhead.
- 1919-01
- In the letter Tallulah describes an upcoming motion picture project: "I know you will be pleased to know that I have made good with the Screencraft. They have spoken to me about playing the next picture. The director told me that he bought the...
- 2009-10-16
- Letter and telegram from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-02-11
- In the letter, written February 11, 1862, Lapsley discusses the supply of coal, saltpeter, and sulphur available to the Confederate government if it decides to establish an armory in Selma, Alabama. He ends by expressing the need for more weapons:...
- 2009-09-28
- Telegram from Reverend Ralph Abernathy in Montgomery, Alabama, to Governor John Patterson.
- 1960-06-15
- In the message Abernathy criticizes the dismissal of Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick from Alabama State College, and he warns that citizens will no longer support the school if such repressive actions continue: "If you are bent upon destroying Alabama...
- 2010-01-28
- Telegram from Kenneth Adams, the Alabama Grand Dragon of the Dixie Klans, Inc., to Governor John Patterson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1960-06-18
- In the message Adams praises the governor's "manly decision" to dismiss Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick from Alabama State College: "We feel as you do that he was guilty of Communist activities."
- 2010-01-28
- Telegram from Lionel Barrymore in Hollywood, California, to Tallulah Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1940-09-16
- In the message Barrymore offers condolences after the death of Tallulah's father, William B. Bankhead.
- 2009-10-16
- Telegram from W. Clark in Nashville, Tennessee, to Governor Robert Miller Patton in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1866-04
- In the message Clark tells the governor of an opportunity in Cincinnati to buy food for destitute families in northern Alabama. The purchase is to be paid for in Alabama bonds, so he asks about the amounts, terms, and interest rates. (This message...
- 2009-09-15
- Telegram from Sol Diamond, vice president and treasurer of Diamond Brothers in Trenton, New Jersey, to Judge Eugene W. Carter in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1956-03-26
- In the message Diamond cancels plans to build a furniture manufacturing plant in Alabama, following Carter's conviction of Martin Luther King, Jr., in connection with the Montgomery bus boycott.
- 2009-09-04
- Telegram from Reverend Murrey J. Hall in Opelika, Alabama, to Governor-elect George Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1962-09-15
- In the message Hall commends Wallace for his support of Governor Ross Barnett, who tried to prevent integration at the University of Mississippi.
- 2010-04-23
- Telegram from W. C. Jackson in Cassville, Georgia, to Bolling Hall in Alabama.
- 1864-05-19
- In the message Jackson informs Hall that Colonel Sawyer of the 24th Alabama Infantry Regiment is ill, and that Hall's son, James, is safe.
- 2011-10-20