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- Letter from Lieutenant S. H. Dent to Colonel George G. Garner.
- 1862-10-29
- 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 Mary James Boykin, probably to Anna Maria Gayle Fry.
- Also included are historical and genealogical notes dealing with Portland, Alabama (in Dallas County), and the Boykin and Hall families. A partial transcript is included.
- 2011-11-16
- Letter from P. Philips in Washington, D.C., to Colin J. McRae in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1861-05-03
- In the letter Philips gives his opinions about the cause and course of the Civil War. He feels that the North and South have so many common interests that peace can be maintained through an alliance or treaty between the two sections: "...while a...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from Thomas Warrick in Jackson County, Alabama, to his wife, Martha.
- 1862-11-02
- 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 writes that he has rejoined his regiment and is headed to Murfreesboro, Tennessee; he notes that "some of our...
- 2009-12-03
- Letter from Thomas Warrick near Saltillo, Mississippi, to his wife, Martha.
- 1862-07-22
- 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 Warrick describes life in the camp (discussing food, sickness, deaths) and gives news of mutual acquaintances. He...
- 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
- Letter from William E. Fort in Birmingham, Alabama, to the chairmen of the Statewide Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System.
- 1923-07-21
- In the letter Fort discusses the adoption of the Long resolution in the state legislature, which directed that "no legislation regarding the convict lease system be considered during the present session." Fort believes that "the powers that be in...
- 2009-09-30
- List of field equipment carried by officers and warrant officers during World War II.
- 1940
- The list describes the items; explains how they are to be packed and transported; and notes whether they are issued to officers or must be purchased.
- 2011-01-13
- List of men who purchased lots at Cotton Port, Alabama.
- 1818-03-16
- The list notes the name of the purchaser, the number of the lot, and the amount paid.
- 2010-06-09
- List of money owed by James Caller to James Turner & Co. in Warrenton, North Carolina.
- 1800-01-06
- James Turner & Co. probably lent Caller money; the amounts listed are mostly for the payment of interest on bonds and notes.
- 2010-11-12
- Map of the plantation of John Bragg of Lowndes County, Alabama.
- 1826-08
- Sketched from the field notes of a United States surveyor.
- 2009-09-15
- Miscellaneous material written by Richard A. Blount.
- 1796
- Material includes notes; quotations; lists of distances traveled between points; lists of expenses; entries from journals and travel logs; fragments of reflective essays; and two descriptions of equipment (bolting machinery and a gristmill). Items...
- 2011-10-12
- Miscellaneous material written by Richard Blount while serving on the Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission.
- 1826
- The material includes notes, lists of distances traveled between points, and sketches of land districts in northeastern Alabama
- 2010-11-08
- Notebook kept by Dr. Thomas Fearn of Huntsville, Alabama, from about 1852 to 1863.
- 1852
- The notebook contains records of accounts and supplies for a plank fence on his plantation "to be made by the M & C R. Road Co. and Thomas Fearn"; information on cotton crops, supplies at home and at his plantation, and lands he owned in...
- 2012-01-27
- Notebook kept by Henry F. Wilson while serving as a private in the Mobile Rifles, Company K of the 3rd Alabama Infantry during the Civil War.
- 1860
- The notebook contains poetry, notes, sketches, regimental rosters, receipts for supplies, loose letters, and the pass issued to Wilson at Appomattox Court House at the end of the war.
- 2011-10-11
- Journal kept by Raphael Semmes while he served as commanding officer aboard the C.S.S. Alabama.
- 1863
- 2011-10-07
- Pages from a subpoena docket of the Perry County circuit court.
- 1863
- Included on the pages are drawings and notes, probably made by Anderson Cain, the court clerk.
- 2009-09-15
- Section 11 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- This section gives notes "relating to the indian difficulties in 1818," which were taken from files kept by the State Department of Alabama.
- 2010-05-12
- Table of contents and introduction to A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- In the introduction, Pickett explains his method of gathering information: "I have taken many of the following notes down on paper in a great hurry, as fast as the people narrating would speak, and there are many mistakes in grammar, spelling &...
- 2010-05-12