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- 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 John Bragg in Montgomery, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1861-01-21
- Bragg wrote this letter while representing Mobile County at the Alabama constitutional convention of 1861 (also known as the Secession Convention). In the letter Bragg discusses events at the assembly, including McRae's election as a delegate to...
- 2009-09-28
- Excerpts from BLACK-BELT DIAMONDS: GEMS FROM THE SPEECHES, ADDRESSES, AND TALKS TO STUDENTS OF BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.
- 1898-00-00
- From the introduction by T. Thomas Fortune: "Mr. Washington still lives; and to-day the South possesses no voice stronger than his,--that is teaching Christian love and sympathy and national unity with like power and success...one of the strongest...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from W. Mobly to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1830-08-12
- In the letter Mobly discusses a judgment Dellet obtained against Benjamin Darby, requiring him to pay several hundred dollars. If he cannot pay, the slaves of his ward, William B. Darby, will have to be sold instead. Mobly asks that Dellet delay...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Edward Boykin.
- 1966-09-15
- In this letter Frank discusses business deals, upcoming trips, and the difficulties of publishing the book. He also mentions a large collection of his papers in storage, which were later damaged by water and had to be discarded.
- 2009-09-15
- Excerpt from THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN: A STUDY OF CHILD LABOR by Bessie Van Vorst.
- 1908-00-00
- In this passage Van Vorst describes living and working conditions for employees of a textile mill in Anniston, Alabama. She gives specific details about the housing and operation of the factory, and she includes several interviews with children who...
- 2009-06-25
- 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
- Account book kept by Minor Winn Gracey while administering the estate of his brother, Robert Sinclair Gracey.
- 1842-00-00
- Robert Gracey died in 1841. The book is divided into three sections. The first notes the payment and collection of debts from 1842 to 1845. The second section deals with the accounts of Minor and his brother John Ivey Gracey; it records the...
- 2009-09-04