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- Diary kept by Elbert Decatur Willett while serving in the Pickens Planters, Company B of the 40th Alabama Infantry, during the Civil War.
- 1862
- In the diary Willett discusses enlistment; camp life; the procurement of equipment and supplies; the health, background, and fate of the men in his company; his participation in a court martial committee; and troop movements and campaigns...
- 2011-10-11
- Letter from Brigadier General E. H. Hanes in Montgomery, Alabama, to Governor John Gill Shorter.
- 1862-10-06
- In the letter Hanes reports on the impressment of slaves in Montgomery and Autauga Counties. He had requested specific numbers of slaves from the two counties, but the planters in Montgomery County did not send enough. He includes a list of the...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Mary Ann Hall in Portland, Alabama, to her sister.
- 1865-07-04
- In the letter she describes a raid by Union soldiers on her family's property: "After the Boats and Negroes all left we gathered up the fragments and were surprised that so much was left...We feel devoutly grateful that the place was not burned and...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from R. T. Smith in Bluffton, Alabama, to O. D. Kinsman in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1867-07-13
- In the letter Smith reports that white planters in Chambers County have tried to interfere with the registration of African American voters there: "I heard of no open violations but am satisfied that parties have thrown every obsticle [sic] in the...
- 2009-09-15
- Flier requesting donations for the "Sheltering Arms," a relief organization for the poor of Mobile, Alabama.
- 1868
- The citizens of Mobile have already offered their support, so the flier addresses the planters of Mobile County specifically.
- 2009-09-15
- 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
- Letter from the firm of Destia, Sheppard and Company in Mobile, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1843-01-16
- The letter informs Dellet that the goods he recently ordered have been shipped. The bill for the purchase is written at the top of the letter. Included are pages from Merchants and Planters Prices Current, which gives details of the cotton market:...
- 2009-06-25