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- "Friendly Creek Indians."
- 1833
- Report submitted to the United States House of Representatives by Dixon Hall Lewis of the Committee on Indian Affairs. The committee requests "relief for certain Creek Indians of mixed blood, within the State of Alabama; and also the petitions of...
- 2010-07-15
- Bill of sale for slaves bought by James Caller of Warren County, North Carolina, from John Murrell.
- 1805-00-00
- Caller purchased ten slaves (male and female, ranging in age from three to forty), a wagon, and ten horses for 900 pounds Virginia money.
- 2010-11-12
- Contract between the trustees of the Cotton Port Company and John Coffee, who has just purchased forty acres of land.
- 1825-03-04
- Coffee owes the company $408.40, which he will pay over the next two years. After full payment is made, the trustees will "convey the before mentioned lot of land containing forty acres...by a deed of conveyance with a general waranty [sic]"; if...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from Captain Arthur V. Frank in the Philippines, to Mrs. J. L. Prentiss in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1944-12-21
- In the letter Frank describes the combat he has seen, including an attack by "suicide Jap plans" not long after his unit landed in the Philippines. He then discusses his efforts to provide recreation for his fellow soldiers: "I am glad I am here,...
- 2010-01-25
- Letter from Edmund W. Rucker in Birmingham, Alabama, to Joel Barnett in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1905-10-18
- In the letter Rucker writes about his long friendship with Barnett: "You don't know, my dear friend, how much pleasure it gives me to bear testimony to your fidelity and courage as a Confederate Soldier. You were nearer to me, some how or other,...
- 2009-09-18
- Letter from Thomas Oliver in South Carolina, to his brother, William K. Oliver in Wetumpka, Alabama.
- 1852-03-29
- In the letter Thomas discusses family, business, and farming. At the end is a note added on behalf of "Brother Peter," who sends news of his children and asks for Richard's assistance in financial matters; specifically, he mentions compensation...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Thomas Warrick in Tennessee, to his wife, Martha.
- 1862-12-19
- During the war, Warrick served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he describes the execution of a soldier who had deserted twice: "...he went home and thay brote him back and then...
- 2009-12-03
- Letter from W. H. Oates to Governor Charles Henderson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1915-08-12
- At the time this letter was written, Oates was serving as the state prison inspector. In it he reports on conditions in the Perry County jail, where there are forty-one prisoners (one white man and forty African American men). He notes that...
- 2009-12-03
- Letters from James R. Riggs at Camp Maxey near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his sisters, Martha Smith and Sallie Riggs.
- 1862-08-03
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter to Martha he discusses his recovery after a recent illness; mentions a brief trip he made to Montgomery ("Oh you have no idie [sic] how bad I...
- 2010-06-09
- Receipt for payment received by W. C. H. Rosser, a teacher in Tuscaloosa County, from H. S. Whitfield, county superintendent.
- 1869-10-29
- Rosser received $90 for forty days of teaching.
- 2009-09-15