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- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1944-09-29
- This issue mentions a possible increase in the amount of shotgun shells available to hunters in the fall; a cutback to only one license plate per vehicle "instead of the peace-time front and rear"; and new gas rations (more gas will be given per...
- 2009-09-18
- "Memories of Journeying through Creek Country and of Childhood in Clarke County, 1811-1814".
- 1811
- In this account Margaret Ervin Austill discusses her family's move from Georgia to Alabama; life on the frontier; and relations with the Indians. In particular she describes local reaction to the fall of Fort Mims in 1813: "Every heart became...
- 2009-11-20
- "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
- "Prices Collapse As Stock Mart Goes 'Haywire.'"
- 1929-10-29
- This article reports that stock prices have continued to fall after the crash on October 24 ("Black Thursday"). Though financial leaders who met to discuss the matter seem to take "a more hopeful view of the situation," the floor of the stock...
- 2010-01-25
- Draft of the annual report of the commissioners of the Oconee Navigation Association.
- In the report the commissioners describe the work they have overseen on the river, including a lock and dam that has been completed, which will "advance the growth of Milledgeville, ultimately add to the convenience & prosperity of the agricultural...
- 2010-11-17
- Excerpts from DEAR SCOTT, DEAREST ZELDA: THE LOVE LETTERS OF F. SCOTT AND ZELDA FITZGERALD.
- 2002-00-00
- The first passage includes a letter from Zelda in May 1919, written from Montgomery, Alabama. In it she discusses homecoming celebrations in the city at the end of World War I, and she asks Scott about his next visit. She also mentions photographs...
- 2009-08-24
- Handwritten copy of a letter from Big Warrior and Alex Cornels at Tuckabatchee, writing on behalf of the Creek chiefs.
- 1813-04-18
- In the letter they discuss the recent murder committed by Little Warrior, a Creek Indian. The men believe that Little Warrior "will endeavour to do all the mischief he possibly can as he is now outlawed in his own Country and men out in all...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter and postscript from Colin J. McRae in London, to one of his sisters in Selma, Alabama.
- 1863-08-07
- In the letter McRae discusses the news he has received in Europe about recent Confederate losses in the war: "...we have had a succession of bad accounts causing many of our friends here to despair of ultimate success. I am not among that number...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp at Atlanta, Georgia, to his brother, Charlie.
- 1864-08-10
- During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses fighting in the area ("A day without an artillery duel, is the exception, and not the rule"); news from Mobile regarding the fall of several...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall at Fairfax Station in Virginia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1861-06-26
- From May 1861 to May 1862 Crenshaw Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses recent troop movements; his first night on picket duty; rumors about campaigns and military activity; the relative peace in the area; sickness...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Dr. Neal Smith in St. Stephens, Alabama, to James Smiley.
- 1813-01-08
- In the letter Dr. Smith discusses the fall of Fort Mims and a battle led by General Claiborne against the Creek Indians at Holy Ground. Though the letter is dated 1813, it was probably written in 1814: he says that the fight took place on December...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Henry Semple at Mrs. Murphy's near Wartrace, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863-05-29
- 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 explains that he has been recovering after a...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from Henry Semple in Wartrace, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863-05-26
- 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 explains that he is staying at a country home...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from Henry Semple in Wartrace, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863-06-08
- 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 his health after a recent fall and...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Florence, Alabama, to his sister-in-law, Mollie Young.
- 1864-11-07
- At the start of the Civil War, Dent was a 1st lieutenant of the Eufaula Rifles, which became Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry; he was eventually promoted to captain and commanded Dent's Battery (formerly Robertson's Battery). In the letter...
- 2011-04-04
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Dalton, Georgia, to his uncle, Tom Riggs.
- 1861-03-19
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes a recent campaign by General Joseph E. Johnston, which was a surprising success: "Gen Johnston completely surprise both our army...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from Jasper N. Haney in Selma, Alabama, to Republican voters in Dallas County.
- 1874-06-11
- Haney warns against candidates who claim to be Republicans but work against the party once elected. He focuses on Judge George H. Craig in particular, accusing him of abandoning Republican principles and favoring white constituents over African...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from members of the Auburn Fraternity Committee to Lester Crawford, president of the Auburn Interfraternity Council at Auburn University.
- 1962-10-12
- In the letter the members require the Auburn Interfraternity Council to appoint a committee to investigate four problem areas and to develop policies and rules to oversee each: rush activities in the fall, spring, and summer; the consumption of...
- 2010-11-08
- Letter from Oscar Underwood to W. A. Gunter, Jr., in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1918-09-05
- The letter addresses Gunter's warning that Governor Kilby's supporters are planning to work against Underwood's reelection in the fall. At the time the letter was written, Underwood was a member of the United States Senate (he served there from...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Sydenham Moore near the James River in Virginia, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1862-05-24
- During the Civil War, Moore served as a colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses his oldest son's enlistment in the army; though he originally preferred for his son to join some other company, he had come to hope...
- 2010-05-12