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- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
- 1960-03-00
- Boykin wrote this letter after returning from a trip through Asia and Europe with the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. In it he praises the president's work and describes the positive perception of Eisenhower in the countries visited.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from William Riley Jones in Tennessee, to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
- 1863-01-08
- During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. In the letter he describes in great detail a battle he was recently in, probably the Battle of...
- 2010-07-15
- Letter from Sydenham Moore in Richmond, Virginia, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1862-01-22
- During the Civil War, Moore served as a colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. He wrote this letter after returning from a visit to Alabama. In it he discusses personal business with his wife, sending news and instructions about paying...
- 2010-05-12
- Letter from Syndenham Moore in Camargo, Mexico, to his wife, Amanda, in Greensboro, Alabama.
- 1846-09-06
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the letter he explains the anxiety he felt during his young son's recent sickness: "When I heard from you of my dear...
- 2010-01-28
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-11-10
- From July 1862 to November 1863, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses upcoming troop movements and campaigns; his brother Bolling, who was wounded in battle; and clothing that he and his...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from John E. Hall near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-11-08
- From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses recent troop reorganizations; weather and conditions in camp ("We are still camped upon the side of Missionary ridge (the north...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from John E. Hall in Morristown, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1864-01-19
- From November 1863 through the end of the Civil War, John Hall served in Co. B, 59th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses a recent expedition "to dislodge some yankees who had taken important positions from our cavalry"; troops...
- 2011-10-20
- Handwritten copy of a letter from Secretary of War Henry Knox to Captain Henry Burbeck at the fort on the St. Marys River, between the United States and Spanish Florida.
- 1790-08-16
- In the letter Knox explains that the Creek nation and the United States have just signed the Treaty of New York, a pact of "peace and strict friendship." He is sending this message with Creek representatives who are returning home, and he instructs...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from R. Lee in the Choctaw Nation, to James Caller in Washington (capital of the Mississippi Territory).
- 1812-11-15
- In the letter Lee explains his plans to travel toward Natchitoches, Louisiana, "in order to try my fortune there." He needs money before leaving, however, so he asks Caller to help him get credit so he can borrow: "I am prepared only on the...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from Secretary of War J. R. Poinsett to Governor Clement C. Clay in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- 1837-06-13
- In the letter Poinsett maintains the importance of Indian removal in Alabama, and he assures Clay that the War Department "will leave no necessary means untried, to effect so important an object." In the meantime, "the inhabitants of that section...
- 2010-11-12
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1945-10-05
- In this issue two former servicemen express their feelings about returning home after the war; future issues will include more reflections from local veterans. The newsletter also mentions a theft at a local jewelry store.
- 2009-09-18
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1945-10-12
- This issue mentions that returning soldiers are having trouble finding clothes and lodging in Montgomery, and it discusses the rapid increase in home and business construction in the city.
- 2009-09-18