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- Handwritten copies of three letters from Secretary of War Henry Knox to Major Richard Call.
- 1791-03
- In the first two letters (written March 17 and May 25, 1791), Knox discusses gathering troops "for the purpose of marking the line next October mentioned in the treaty of the Creeks" (referring to the new boundary lines agreed upon in the Treaty of...
- 2010-11-12
- Introduction to PUBLIC ACTS PASSED DURING THE FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS, COMMONLY CALLED THE COMPROMISE BILLS.
- 1851
- The introduction briefly discusses the terms of the "compromise bills" and encourages support for the decisions of the federal government: "There appears no objection from any Southern man to the Fugitive Slave Bill. After the Wilmot Proviso has...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from a soldier at the office of the Quartermaster General of Alabama in Montgomery, to his brother, also a soldier.
- 1865-03-23
- The letter appears to be signed, "G" and mentions "Mama;" thus it does not appears to be from one of Bolling Hall's sons.
- 2011-10-06
- Letter from Ferdinand L. Claiborne at a "Soldiers Retreat, " to James Caller.
- 1812-06-23
- In the letter Claiborne explains that Caller's son, Robert, has been selected to serve in the military "and to draw for money for the purpose of recruiting." Because Robert has not answered the order, the captain who issued it assumes that he...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from James A. Hall in Dalton, Georgia, to one of his brothers at home.
- 1863-12-26
- During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. He appears to be writing to a brother at home, though not his brother Hines, who is referred to in the letter.
- 2011-10-06
- Letter from James R. Riggs in the hospital at Ringgold, Georgia, to sister, Martha Smith.
- 1862-09-05
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses his illness and describes recent events during the Confederate invasion of Kentucky: "I suppose you have all ready heard of the...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Lewisburg, Tennessee, to his sister, Sallie.
- 1863-05-06
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes his company's preparations for a quick departure and expresses fears about the outcome of the war: "I hope we will not be engage...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from John P. Thomas, minister at St. Luke Methodist Church in Enterprise, Alabama, to Ed Strickland of the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1968-03-06
- In the letter Thomas describes Bible school literature he recently saw that pictured Martin Luther King, Jr., and compared him with the apostle Paul. Thomas finds the material "repulsive" and asks Strickland if there is any evidence to confirm...
- 2010-01-28
- Letter from S. Croom in Mobile, Alabama, to S. G. Jones, president of the Alabama and Florida Railroad of Alabama.
- 1862-11-15
- In the letter Croom discusses the appropriation of railroad cars and iron tracks from the Alabama and Florida Railroad of Florida, by the Confederate army; the rolling stock will be used by two other lines in the state (including the Alabama and...
- 2011-07-01
- Letter from Thomas M. Parker in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, to his brother-in-law, William Riley Jones.
- 1863-06-30
- During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. In the letter Parker discusses his desire to be with family and friends. A note at the bottom...
- 2010-07-27
- Letter from W. Gray, sheriff of Morgan County, Alabama, to Governor Pickens in Greene County, Alabama.
- 1822-05-01
- In the letter Gray discusses the case of Adam Lowry, who was tried and convicted twice, first for stealing a hog and then for stealing a horse. He explains that Lowry "is an object of Executive Clemency" and asks that he be pardoned from serving...
- 2010-12-07
- Letter from Washington Powell in West Liberty, Virginia, to Thomas Clements.
- 1861-03-22
- In the letter Powell mentions the weather and mutual acquaintances, and he discusses the ongoing secession of Southern states: "The people in this part of the state are becomeing [sic] very restless about the state not seceding. Secession appears...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from William Riley Jones in Knox County, Tennessee, to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
- 1862-10-18
- During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. In the letter he explains that he has been ill with pneumonia ("new money"); he and several...
- 2010-07-15
- Letters between Juney Thompson in Siluria, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-05
- In the first letter, written May 9, 1917, Thompson asks if an employee on her farm may be excused from the draft: "It is almost impossible to get labor and this boy is my mainstay in my 'cropping plans'...I do not know that my request is a just...
- 2010-12-07
- Statement issued by Governor Israel Pickens, granting parole to Adam Lowry of Morgan County, Alabama, who was convicted of hog and horse stealing.
- 1822-05-12
- Citizens of the county had asked the governor to excuse Lowry from the remaining part of his punishment: "That he is poor, appears penitent - and that...so far as example or reformation may be considered the objects of punishment, these have...had...
- 2010-12-07