Alabama Textual Materials Collection

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- "Executors' Sale of Valuable Lands and Negroes, Stock, Provisions, &c., In Barbour County, Alabama."
- 1860-01-26
- Advertisement for the sale of Milton A. Browder's estate at a "public outcry" auction on February 16, 1860. For sale are about 2,400 acres of land; 50 slaves ("of superior quality, embracing Boys and Girls, single men and women, and families, all...
- 2009-09-04
- "Stock Market Suffers Swiftest Decline Experienced in Years."
- 1929-10-24
- This article describes the stock market decline on October 23: "The stock market suffered the swiftest and most hair raising drop in recent financial history today, a sweeping decline far more drastic than anything yet experienced in this modern...
- 2010-01-25
- Letter from George Burgess in New York to Edward Harris in Moorestown, New Jersey.
- 1862-04-26
- In the letter Burgess discusses the financial situation of Lucy Audubon, the widow of naturalist John Audubon; Lucy's two sons have also died recently: "Three widows and their families suddenly left without a single male relation seventeen years of...
- 2010-07-15
- Letter from Henry Semple in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863-03-27
- During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter he thanks his wife for her recent correspondence...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from Joseph Carson in the "Town of Washington" (capital of the Mississippi Territory) to James Caller.
- 1809-12-19
- In the letter Carson reports that he has received the letter Caller sent by his son, Robert, and he grants the request Caller made (though he does not give any details about it). He explains that he plans to return to St. Stephens soon, and he...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from Sydenham Moore near "the Lewis House" in Virginia, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1862-03-00
- During the Civil War, Moore served as a colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. In it he discusses upcoming troop movements and recent Confederate losses: "We have all been disturbed by the defeats at Fort Donelson, Roanoke & other...
- 2010-05-12
- Letter from Thomas B. Hall near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1862-08-15
- During the Civil War, Thomas Hall served in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses possible troop movements ("there is no relevance to be placed in a man's thought concerning the movements of the army. We are...
- 2011-10-20
- The Dallas Gazette, volume 15, number 43.
- 1858-08-20
- The issue includes advertisements and articles on the following topics: goods and services offered by local businesses; death, marriage, and legal notices; local events; news about social, medical, agricultural, political, economic, and military...
- 2011-10-11

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