Alabama Textual Materials Collection

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- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his grandfather, Randall Cooke, probably in Connecticut.
- 1863-10-12
- During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the brief letter he sends news of family members, and he refers to the "flag of truce" system developed by the United States Postal Service for delivering mail between the...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp near Jonesboro, Georgia, to his aunt, probably Helen Kirtland in Wallingford, Connecticut.
- 1864-09-09
- During the Civil War, Hall served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he sends news of family and mutual acquaintances. He calls the letter a "flag of truce," referring to the system developed by the United States Postal Service for...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from H. O. Brewer in New York to Colin J. McRae.
- 1861-02-05
- In the letter Brewer asks about the postal system and cotton shipping under the new Confederate government.
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from Helen Kirtland in Wallingford, Connecticut, to her sister, Mary Ann Hall, probably in Portland, Alabama.
- 1865-04-10
- In the letter Helen discusses the death of Mary Ann's son, Herbert; unreliable mail delivery between the South and the North (referring to the "Flag of Truce" system developed by the United States Postal Service for delivering mail between the...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from John Bragg in Montgomery, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1861-01-21
- Bragg wrote this letter while representing Mobile County at the Alabama constitutional convention of 1861 (also known as the Secession Convention). In the letter Bragg discusses events at the assembly, including McRae's election as a delegate to...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from John Forsyth in Mobile, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1861-02-21
- In the letter Forsyth explains a proposal that would make Mobile the home port for a line of passenger and postal steamers from Mexico. He mentions Carlos Butterfield, who is working for the Mexican government to secure such a route. The U.S....
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from Mary Ann Hall in Portland, Alabama, to her mother, Elizabeth Cooke, probably in Connecticut or New York.
- 1863-11-07
- In the letter Mary Ann discusses unreliable mail delivery, and she refers to the "flag of truce" system developed by the United States Postal Service for delivering mail between the North and South. She also sends news of family in Alabama. A...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Mary Ann Hall in Portland, Alabama, to her sister, Helen Kirtland, probably in Wallingford, Connecticut.
- 1863-11-24
- In the letter Mary Ann discusses unreliable mail delivery and refers to the "flag of truce" system developed by the United States Postal Service for delivering mail between the North and South. She sends news of her family and mutual acquaintances,...
- 2011-07-06

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