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- "Official Document" from the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama.
- 1926-06
- This publication includes articles on issues of interest to Klansmen, such as foreign-born citizens in the government; freemasonry; God and America; alien employment and deportation; and the rules and activities of the organization. The...
- 2010-01-28
- Alabama Constitution of 1819.
- 1819-08-02
- The constitution includes articles on the following subjects: preamble; declaration of rights; distribution of powers; legislative department; executive department; militia; judicial department; education; impeachment; taxation; and slavery. The...
- 2011-10-11
- Alabama Constitution of 1861.
- 1861-01-07
- Also known as the "Secession Constitution." The preamble states that "We, the people of the State of Alabama, having separated ourselves from the government known as the United States of America..." The constitution includes the following articles:...
- 2011-10-07
- Alabama Constitution of 1865.
- 1865-09-12
- The constitution includes articles on the following subjects: declaration of rights; state boundaries and counties; distribution of powers of government; legislative department; executive department; judicial department; state and county officers;...
- 2011-10-11
- Alabama Constitution of 1868.
- 1867-11-05
- Also known as the "Radical" or "Reconstruction Constitution." The document was revised by the constitutional convention on November 5, 1867, and was ratified in 1868. The constitution includes the following articles: declaration of rights; state...
- 2011-10-11
- Alabama Constitution of 1875.
- 1875-10-06
- Also known as the "Bourbon," "Conservative," or "Redeemer Constitution." The constitution includes the following articles: declaration of rights; state and county boundaries; distribution of powers of government; executive department; legislative...
- 2011-10-07
- Alabama Constitution of 1901.
- 1901-09-03
- The constitution includes the following articles: declaration of rights; state and county boundaries; distribution of powers of government; legislative department (including a a section on local legislation); executive department; judicial...
- 2011-10-12
- Certificate for the New Decatur Advertiser, a newspaper in Morgan County, Alabama, from the Democratic National Committee.
- 1908
- The certificate is a receipt for a contribution the paper made to the Committee: "...if the people would rule their own country they must pay the expenses of electing their own public servants. Millions of dollars from trusts and special interests...
- 2009-10-16
- Certificate granting George Moses an honorable discharge from the army at the end of World War I.
- 1919-01-30
- A service record is included on the back of the document, describing his dates of service, battles and campaigns, skills, occupation, injuries, vaccinations, character, and conduct. Moses had served as a sergeant in Company A of the 4th Alabama...
- 2010-12-07
- Certificate honoring George Moses for his military service in Champagne, France, during World War I.
- The certificate was issued by a French organization dedicated to honoring soldiers who died fighting in Champagne (Association du Souvenir aux Morts des Armes de Champagne); this document was presented to survivors, however.
- 2010-12-07
- Certificate issued by Governor William Wyatt Bibb, appointing Bolling Hall clerk of the superior court of Autauga County in the Alabama Territory.
- 1819-02-15
- The seal of the Alabama Executive office (lower left corner of the document) is extremely detailed, showing rivers (and their names), borders, and buildings (possibly courthouses). An enhanced, enlarged version of the seal is included here.
- 2012-01-27
- Instructions to parents sending their sons to the University of Alabama.
- 1860-08
- The instructions give details about necessary clothing and personal articles for the students; payment methods; annual costs; and allowances for each student: "There is no occasion for much pocket-money. It is not needed for any essential purpose;...
- 2011-07-06
- Letters from John H. Lewis to John Coffee.
- 1830-07-11
- In the first letter, written July 11, 1830, Lewis discusses the conflict between Governor Gabriel Moore and Colonel John McKinley. McKinley allegedly did not support Moore's nephew for the post of U.S. marshal, and Lewis predicts that "this...
- 2010-06-09
- Slave deed of gift from Alexander Blackshear, Sr., of Henry County, Alabama, to his son, Alexander Blackshear, Jr.
- 1836-12-27
- Upon Blackshear's death, his son will receive a slave named Dennis, who is currently about twenty-four years old. The document is witnessed by John Murphy and Joseph Albritton.
- 2009-09-18
- Transcript of a letter from Francis Cash in Quincy, Florida, to Dr. Frederick Weedon in Tallahassee, Florida.
- In the letter Cash describes a potential duel between James D. Westcott and Thomas Baltzell. Accompanying the letter is a document (both original and transcript) establishing rules for the duel, as well as date and place.
- 2011-09-22
- Transcript of the autobiography of Ebenezer Hearn.
- This transcript covers the years 1794 to 1818, but it is incomplete; the original document was destroyed in a house fire. The excerpt discusses Hearn's childhood in North Carolina; his military service during the Creek War; and his work as a...
- 2010-11-12
- Writ of diminution issued to the court of Washington County in the Mississippi Territory (later Alabama), regarding the case between Edwin Lewis and Peter Cartwright.
- 1808-10-31
- Lewis, the plaintiff, had complained about the outcome of the trial: "...suggesting to us that manifest Error had intervened in the record and process, and also in the giving of Judgment of the plea which was before you by our Writ between the said...
- 2010-11-12