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- Letter from Thomas B. Hall near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1862-08-15
- During the Civil War, Thomas Hall served in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses possible troop movements ("there is no relevance to be placed in a man's thought concerning the movements of the army. We are...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from John Hanes in Franklin in Washington County of the Mississippi Territory (later Alabama), to James Caller in Washington (capital of the Mississippi Territory).
- 1812-11-01
- In the letter Hanes discusses petitions circulating in Washington County, regarding the proposed boundaries. Apparently, there are two petitions: one "for a devision of this county a cross the river" and another "for the devision by the river."...
- 2010-11-12
- Transcript of a letter from Charles Lewis and A. P. Bagby of the Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission, to Governor John Murphy.
- 1826-08-28
- In the letter the men report that after negotiations, Alabama and Georgia have not agreed on a boundary line between the two states. They argue that such conflict was unavoidable, and they maintain that their own intention was "to place the...
- 2010-11-17
- WHITE MEN OF ALABAMA STAND TOGETHER, 1860 and 1890 by Senator John T. Milner.
- 1890
- In the pamphlet Milner gives a "testimony" to argue against giving African American political power, and he blames the Republican Party for discord in the state: "There has not been a moment of peace in Alabama, since the black Republican party was...
- 2011-10-12
- Petition signed by thirty-two citizens in Morgan County, Alabama, requesting that Governor Israel Pickens pardon Adam Lowry from his remaining prison sentence.
- 1822-00-00
- Lowry was convicted for stealing a hog and a horse; the signers argue that the "whipping and branding" were sufficient punishments for his crimes. A partial transcript is included. [Lowry's name is spelled inconsistently in the four documents...
- 2010-12-07
- Incomplete letter from an official at the University of Alabama, to Bolling Hall.
- 1860-10-25
- The author of the letter addresses Hall's apparent complaints about the new military organization of the university. He explains that new system is expected to reduce expenses, and he discusses specific areas where cost is reduced or unchanged...
- 2011-07-06
- Petition signed by citizens in Shelby County, Alabama, requesting that Governor Israel Pickens pardon five men who were recently convicted there.
- 1822-00-00
- The men were charged with abetting Samuel Nixon "in committing, a mayhem, by biting off a small part of one James A Moors left Ear." They were fined and sentenced to stand at the pillory. But the signers of the petition argue that they are...
- 2010-12-07

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