This political advertisement lists Boykin's issues and accomplishments. Each statement is sponsored by a business or an individual. From The Citronelle Call.
"For you there can be no rest. For me there should be no vacation from the part I can play to help win the war. I therefore solemnly promise to continue to buy United States War Savings Stamps and Bonds to the limit of my ability, throughout my...
In the memorandum a representative from the Alabama Department of Labor gives details about the conflict and subsequent resolution. The workers were striking for shorter work days and higher pay; the Highway Department approved an increase in ...
Leaflet issued by the Statewide Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System, explaining why the campaign has failed thus far: "No successful effort was made to develop a comprehensive system of employing convicts then...
The register pages include spaces for physical descriptions, trial details, and prison experience (not all details are given for each convict). The men listed here were sentenced for the following crimes: James Dicks, grand larceny, two years;...
Lewis's father (also Cudjo) was the last surviving ex-slave from "Clotilda, " the last known ship to bring slaves to the United States; the ship landed in Mobile, Alabama, in 1860. The packet includes a statement of sentence, letters from other...
Flier calling party members across the county to select delegates for the Republican County Convention, to be held on June 29, 1878. Also included is an account of the last meeting of the Republican County Executive Committee, when different sects...
Bocock will furnish the land and stock, and he will advance his employees provisions each week; the freedmen will pay for their own expenses and receive one-third of the all the crops. A provision at the end of the contract (which is in a different...
The list is divided into three sections: "Whites," "Creoles," and "Negroes." The first two categories are on the first page, while the other pages are filled with the names of African American voters.
McCondichie will furnish the land, stock, and half the necessary feed and supplies; he will advance the family provisions and the rest of the supplies, to be repaid at the end of the year: "We [the Moores] further agree to give the party of the...
During the Civil War, Badger enlisted as a nurse in the 6th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, and he later became an assistant surgeon in Company D of the 34th New Jersey Volunteer Regiment. After the war, the 34th New Jersey Regiment served with...