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- Letter from a delegation of the Unemployed Councils of Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller and the state legislature.
- 1931
- In the letter the men describe the "widespread unemployment and great misery" affecting the citizens of the state, and they complain that the legislature is not discussing any programs to meet the needs of the poor ("All the so called economy...
- 2011-01-13
- Letters between Robert Lee in Birmingham, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-04
- In the first letter, written April 11, 1917, Lee suggests that United States should build its army through volunteers first, and use conscription only to fill out the lower ranks: "Many a man will volunteer when he would feel disgraced to be...
- 2009-06-25
- Letters between J. L. Burgess in Huntsville, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-04
- In the first letter, written April 9, 1917, Burgess discusses a proposed bill promoting "compulsory or universal military training" for men ages eighteen to twenty-five. He asks Bankhead to have the bill amended to lower the age of eligibility: "To...
- 2010-12-07
- Letter written by a man named Archie in Lower Peach Tree, Alabama, to his sister Sarah in North Carolina.
- 1867-02-08
- Archie organized and taught at a school in Lower Peach Tree. In the letter he discusses servants, livestock, family, and the school he recently started in the area.
- 2009-09-11
- Handwritten copy of a letter from D. P. Everett in Orange Hill, Florida, to Governor John Milton.
- 1864-06-13
- In the letter Everett urges Milton to cooperate with the governor of Alabama to provide military protection at the saltworks in West Bay, Florida: "The operatives have so long & so often been injured & annoyed by insignificant raids upon their work...
- 2010-12-07
- 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
- "Flag of the Confederate States."
- 1861-03-06
- Article discussing the first raising of the Confederate flag over the capitol; a description of the banner is included: "It consists of three bars of red and white. The upper red, middle white, lower red. The lower bar extends the whole width of...
- 2010-01-25
- Letter from the firm of Destia, Sheppard and Company in Mobile, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1842-11-05
- The letter informs Dellet that the bagging and rope he recently ordered have been shipped. It also discusses Dellet's upcoming shipment of cotton to the firm and the state of the cotton market in general: "The demand for cotton continues to be...
- 2009-06-25
- 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
- Letter from Harry Toulmin at Fort Stoddert in Mobile County, Alabama, to U.S. Secretary of War John C. Calhoun.
- 1818-05-25
- In the letter Toulmin discusses the proposed improvement to the road between Fort Stoddert and Fort Hawkins in Georgia, which was authorized by a recent act of Congress. He argues that the current route between the two forts is "entirely out of...
- 2010-11-12
- Scrapbook kept by James D. Craig during his military service in the War of 1812.
- 1814
- Craig was a captain of a Tennessee volunteer company, Jackson's Army, in the War of 1812, and he later served at Fort Claiborne, Alabama in the Creek and Seminole Wars. The scrapbook contains letters, inventories, military orders, accounts, muster...
- 2011-10-12