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- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp in either Georgia or Tennessee, to his mother, probably in Portland, Alabama.
- 1863-08-15
- During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses clothing he has received and more that he and other men will need; weather and conditions in camp; nearby fighting; his duties as an escort ("It is one...
- 2011-07-06
- 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
- Letter from Nat, a Union soldier stationed in Stevenson, Alabama, to his cousin, Juliett.
- 1864-05-21
- In the letter Nat describes the landscape; his responsibilities as a commissary sergeant; living conditions and leisure activities where he is stationed ("if I do not enjoy myself it is my own fault. My house is a cozy little nest, a model...
- 2010-11-17
- Letter from Amelia A. Kay to Kate Cumming in Georgia.
- 1864-05-24
- In the letter Mrs. Kay asks Kate to give an enclosed letter to her son, who is sick in the hospital at Marietta, Georgia. She also asks for information about his condition. During the Civil War, Kate Cumming served as a nurse and matron in...
- 2009-09-04
- Letter from Henry Semple at Camp Beulah in Mobile, Alabama, to his wife, Emily.
- 1864-11-03
- During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter he discusses new quarters he hopes to have; the...
- 2011-06-01
- Contract for B. Wilson, a freedman, who will be working several months for P. J. Weaver of Dallas County, Alabama.
- 1865-05-22
- For his work Wilson is to receive $6 each month ("payable in Green Backs") plus room and board. He will have the "privilege of raising chickens and a garden for his own use," but he will not be allowed to sell any poultry or produce. The contract...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from Mary Ann Hall in Portland, Alabama, to her sister.
- 1865-07-04
- In the letter she describes a raid by Union soldiers on her family's property: "After the Boats and Negroes all left we gathered up the fragments and were surprised that so much was left...We feel devoutly grateful that the place was not burned and...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Samuel Middleton Semmes to his brother, Raphael, in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1865-08-29
- In the letter Samuel expresses relief that his brother is safe and healthy after his service in the Confederate Navy. He then discusses his own changing views of "our civil war": "My own course has been a neutral one. I was opposed to the secession...
- 2009-10-16
- Letter and resolution from Secretary of State William H. Seward in Washington, D.C., to Governor William H. Smith in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1869-02-27
- In the letter Seward explains that Congress is proposing a fifteenth amendment to the Constitution, which must be voted on by the state legislatures. He includes a certified copy of the resolution: "The right of citizens of the United States to...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Mary S. Pond in Selma, Alabama, to Alice M. Stiles in Southbury, Connecticut.
- 1871-12-31
- Mary S. Pond taught freed slaves in Selma, Alabama, possibly as a teacher with the American Missionary Association. In this letter to her friend she comments on her loneliness; her low salary and difficult teaching situation; and her general...
- 2009-09-28
- DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN BOOK issued by the campaign committee of the Democratic Party of Alabama.
- 1892
- The pamphlet is divided into five chapters. The first sets forth the platform of the Democratic Party of Alabama, which includes the endorsement of the national Democratic platform adopted in 1892; support for President Grover Cleveland and...
- 2009-06-25
- 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
- Letter from John D. Adams to Dr. W. H. Oates in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1915-11-09
- At the time this letter was written, Oates was serving as the state prison inspector. In it Adams reports on conditions in the Chambers County jail. He notes that the eleven prisoners (one white man and eleven African American men) are healthy, but...
- 2009-12-03
- Letter from W. H. Oates to Governor Charles Henderson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1915-11-09
- At the time this letter was written, Oates was serving as the state prison inspector. In it he reports on conditions in the Chilton County jail, where there are twenty-five prisoners (six white men, eighteen African American men, and one African...
- 2009-12-03
- "Conditions Good, Says President."
- 1929-10-26
- This article reports that the nation's financial condition is sound despite the stock market crash on October 24 ("Black Thursday"): "The fundamental business of the country is on a sound and profitable basis, President Hoover asserted Friday, in a...
- 2010-01-25
- Letters from John D. McQueen, regarding segregation at the Northington General Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- 1943-09
- In the first letter, written September 15, 1943, McQueen complains to Senator John Bankhead that an executive order at the hospital prevents segregation of the races. While he stresses that African American patients "should, of course, receive just...
- 2010-01-28
- "An Appeal Against the Rising Tide of Prejudice Against the Negro in the South."
- 1943-09-02
- Statement issued by James T. Mason, president of the Easonian Seminary, to the "Leaders of the White Race." In it Mason protests the mistreatment of African Americans: "This condition of affairs is becoming serious. Instead of the service rendered...
- 2010-01-28
- Letters between Walton H. Craft in Mobile, Alabama, and Governor Chauncey Sparks in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1944-09
- In the first letter, written September 6, 1944, Craft complains about African American passengers on city buses in Mobile: "A condition has been in effect here in Mobile since the War began...of some of the drivers of the City Lines allowing the...
- 2010-01-28