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- Letter from S. R. Mallory, secretary of the Confederate Navy in Richmond, Virginia, to Vice Admiral Raphael Semmes on the James River in Virginia.
- 1865-04-02
- In the letter Mallory informs Semmes that General Lee has advised the Confederate government to evacuate Richmond: "I presume that Genl. Lee has advised you of this, and of his movements, and made suggestions as to the disposition to be made of...
- 2009-10-16
- 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 from William Hurter in Mobile, Alabama, to Judge William Hugh Smith in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1867-06-22
- In the letter Hurter describes voter registration in Mobile: "We have registered all who have come forward without any delay. There has been a strong disposition on the part of the whites not to register but they are gradually overcoming that...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from H. K. Milner in Birmingham, Alabama, to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-04-19
- In the letter Milner asks Bankhead to support a bill that would require six months of military training for all American men at the age of nineteen; this would create an experienced reserve of soldiers who could be called to duty during a defensive...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from R. N. McDonough in Birmingham, Alabama, to William E. Fort.
- 1923-06-14
- In the letter McDonough mentions that when Governor Kilby was in office, he had submitted to him and the convict board "a proposal which would solve the situation for all times." He had also talked to William Brandon about the matter before his...
- 2009-09-30
- Pass issued to Raymond Grenier while serving at Camp Sibert in Etowah County, Alabama.
- 1943-03-03
- The pass gives Grenier permission "to remain absent from his organization and to travel a distance of not more than 100 miles from his station when not on duty." It is only valid for twenty-four hours.
- 2008-07-15
- Telegram from Governor George C. Wallace to President John F. Kennedy in Washington, D.C.
- 1962-05-00
- In the message Wallace protests the dispatch of federal forces to Birmingham, which he insists are now "on duty" although the president has "publicly indicated that federal troops were only on a standby basis at military installations near...
- 2010-04-23
- Telegram from President John F. Kennedy to Governor George C. Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1963-05-13
- In the message Kennedy cites a section of the United States Code that allows the president to intervene in situations of domestic violence when state officials have not adequately protected their citizens. He assures Wallace that no final decisions...
- 2010-04-23