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- Letter from members of the Alabama legislature to Governor Ross Barnett in Jackson, Mississippi.
- 1962-09-21
- In the letter the congressmen express support for the governor during his attempt to prevent the integration of the University of Mississippi. They particularly commend his stand against federal intervention in the matter: "We are inspired by your...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from students at Kwangju High School in Korea, to the "U.N. Army."
- 1950-00-00
- In the letter the students express thanks for the soldiers' "heroic struggle against communism." The letter was found by a U. S. Marine Corps patrol in South Korea.
- 2009-09-30
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1945-10-05
- In this issue two former servicemen express their feelings about returning home after the war; future issues will include more reflections from local veterans. The newsletter also mentions a theft at a local jewelry store.
- 2009-09-18
- Letter from the executive committee of the Alabama Woman's Anti-Ratification League to a joint session of the Alabama legislature.
- 1919
- In the letter the women speak against the proposed suffrage amendment to the United States Constitution. They express their desire to stay out of politics; maintain a safe, patriotic domestic sphere; and respect Southern traditions and...
- 2009-09-15
- "The Maine Destroyed!"
- 1898-02-16
- This article discusses the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine in the harbor at Havana, Cuba; the cause of the explosion on board the ship was unknown at the time. In his initial report, the commander of the ship urged citizens to wait for more...
- 2010-07-27
- Letters between Raphael Semmes in Mobile, Alabama, and Major General Wager Swayne in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1866-08
- In the first letter, written August 26, Semmes complains that he has not been allowed to take his position as probate judge of Mobile County: "Do I read the President's proclamation of the 20th. inst., declaring that peace prevails throughout the...
- 2009-10-16
- Excerpt from the diary of Mary D. Waring, who lived in Mobile, Alabama, during the Civil War.
- 1865-04-00
- In the first entry, dated April 11, 1865, Waring describes the evacuation of Confederate troops from the city: "We are all perfectly miserable at the idea of being separated, for an indefinite period of time, from our dear brothers and...
- 2009-09-04
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp at Tupelo, Mississippi, to his father, probably in Portland, Alabama.
- 1865-01-12
- During the Civil War, Hall served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses his health ("I have a pretty bad case of a camp disease"); supplies and clothing he needs; possible troop movements; news of the war in other parts of...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from F. C. Randolph in camp at Pollard, Alabama, to Captain Henry Semple.
- 1863-10-17
- During the Civil War, Henry 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 Randolph discusses recent battles, and he...
- 2011-07-01
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall near Knoxville, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1862-08-09
- From July 1862 to November 1863, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses recent and upcoming troop movements, mentioning that they are only allowed to take minimal supplies: "We march without...
- 2011-10-20
- Letters from Littleton W. Tazewell in Norfolk, Virginia, to Henry Semple and others in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1848-06-29
- After the nomination of Lewis Cass as the Democratic candidate for president in 1848, a committee of men from Alabama asked Tazewell to run against him. In the first letter, Tazewell declines the invitation, though he also disagrees with the...
- 2011-05-24
- Incomplete letter from Sydenham Moore to his wife, Amanda.
- 1846
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the letter he expresses his happiness at learning of the birth of his daughter, and he tells of his desire to return...
- 2010-01-28
- Letter from the chiefs and warriors of several Creek Indian towns, to Governor Clement C. Clay.
- 1836-05-30
- The letter gives the Indians' response to the proclamation Clay issued to the Creek chiefs. They express disappointment at the behavior of the warring Indians but then describe their own amiable relations with white settlers, mentioning, however,...
- 2010-11-08
- Letter from a committee of white citizens in Wetumpka, Alabama, to Governor Clement C. Clay in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- 1836-05-13
- The committee was appointed to investigate reports of recent Indian hostilities near Tallassee. In the letter the men share their findings with the governor and express their belief that "we shall have a regular Indian war": "Hitherto we believed...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from the chiefs, committee, and council of the Cherokee Nation to Governor Clement C. Clay.
- 1835-10-26
- In the letter the Cherokee leaders express their concerns over relations with the United States: "You are aware of the distressing situation in which our country stands. We are the earlier possessors of the soil which we still retain but where...
- 2009-09-15
- Transcript of a letter from Governor John Murphy in Claiborne, Alabama, to Charles Lewis in Jackson County, Alabama.
- 1826-06-13
- In the letter Murphy mentions that Lewis has not replied to recent correspondence regarding his appointment to the Georgia-Alabama Survey Commission. Murphy sends this message by an express messenger ("It would not be proper to abandon a matter of...
- 2010-11-17
- Emancipation bond for Francoise Leones, who was freed by an act of the General Assembly of Alabama on December 2, 1824.
- 1825-02-15
- From pages 123 and 124 of ACTS PASSED AT THE SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, published in 1825: "And be it further enacted, That the coloured girl Francoise Leones, daughter of a black woman named Francoise,...
- 2009-09-15
- Emancipation bond for Ernest, who was freed by an act of the General Assembly of Alabama on December 2, 1824.
- 1825-02-15
- From page 124 of ACTS PASSED AT THE SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, published in 1825: "And be it further enacted, That the black [man] named Ernest, the slave of the heirs of Augustine Colin, late of Mobile,...
- 2009-09-15
- Emancipation bond for a mulatto child named Celine, who was freed by an act of the General Assembly of Alabama on December 2, 1824.
- 1825-02-15
- From page 122 of ACTS PASSED AT THE SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, published in 1825: "Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Alabama in General Assembly convened,...
- 2009-09-15
- Emancipation bond for Clarissa, Patione, and Ciriah, who were freed by an act of the General Assembly of Alabama on December 2, 1824.
- 1825-02-15
- From page 123 of ACTS PASSED AT THE SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, published in 1825: "And be it further enacted, That the coloured woman named Clarissa, aged about forty-six years, and the coloured girl named...
- 2009-09-15