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- Statement issued by Governor Israel Pickens, granting parole to Adam Lowry of Morgan County, Alabama, who was convicted of hog and horse stealing.
- 1822-05-12
- Citizens of the county had asked the governor to excuse Lowry from the remaining part of his punishment: "That he is poor, appears penitent - and that...so far as example or reformation may be considered the objects of punishment, these have...had...
- 2010-12-07
- Letter from James A. Hall in camp near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-02-10
- During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses his recent bad health; weather and conditions in camp; and a report submitted against him after his furlough: "The...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Sydenham Moore near Manassas, Virginia, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1862-02-27
- During the Civil War, Moore served as a colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses the transport of sick wounded soldiers to hospitals, and he mentions an anticipated attack on Confederate troops by General McClellan....
- 2010-05-12
- Excerpts from PROCEEDINGS, SPEECHES, &C., AT THE DINNER GIVEN TO LOUIS KOSSUTH AT THE NATIONAL HOTEL, WASHINGTON, JAN. 7, 1852.
- 1852-01-07
- In his speech Kossuth discusses the struggles that his native Hungary has endured and praises the United States for its example in promoting state sovereignty over government centralization: "With self-government is freedom, and with freedom is...
- 2009-06-25
- Advertisement for a captured slave, submitted by Sheriff P. B. Skipper in Henry County.
- 1849-10-16
- In the advertisement Skipper describes the slave and asks his owner, Jackson Lawrence of Russell County, Alabama, to "come forward, prove property, pay charges, and take him away."
- 2009-08-24
- Letter from Thomas H. Terrell in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, to John D. Terrell in Marion County, Alabama.
- 1835-07-15
- In the letter Thomas discusses sickness in the area; the death of a couple of relatives from the disease; and the unnecessary expense of current lifestyles: "We live in a world of exstravegancy [sic] of dress & eating which cant [sic] be kept up...
- 2009-06-25
- "Law Abiding Democrats to the Front!"
- 1877
- Leaflet addressed to Democrats in Dallas County, Alabama, urging them to vote for the "good and true men" of the party, who will not resort to illegal methods to gain political power: "They will tell you, that when bad men are elected to office,...
- 2009-06-25

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