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- Diary kept by Melissa Russell during her trip from New York to Mobile, and up the Alabama River to Tallassee.
- 1835-10-00
- Melissa Russell was a native of Springfield, Massachusetts; she traveled to Alabama with her brother, Henry, who was an Indian agent near Tallassee. In the diary she describes fellow travelers, accommodations, social activities, and towns she...
- 2010-04-23
- Excerpts from EARLY HISTORY OF STEAMBOATS IN ALABAMA by Mell A. Frazer.
- 1907-00-00
- In the passages Frazer discusses river travel before and after the introduction of steamboats; mentions specific boats that traveled in Alabama, including the state's first steamboat in 1818; and describes the type of cargo carried on the crafts,...
- 2009-06-25
- Excerpts from the reminiscences of James Wilson Shores, a circuit preacher for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in central Alabama.
- 1851-00-00
- The excerpts, from 1851 and 1853, include lists of slaves preached to; lists of "promiscuous places preached at" (Shores uses "promiscuous" to mean "irregular"; that is, locations not on his regular circuit); and annual summaries of his work. When...
- 2009-06-25
- Handwritten copy of a letter from J. F. Schermerhorn to the Cherokee chiefs and warriors assembled at the Red Clay Council Ground.
- 1835-10-17
- Schermerhorn writes on behalf of the United States commissioners who are negotiating the cession of Cherokee land east of the Mississippi River. In the letter he informs the council that the Cherokee government, adopted in 1827, is not recognized...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from E. B. Warden to her cousin, Daniel B. Smith.
- 1837-01-17
- E. B. Warden was a Quaker woman originally from the Philadelphia area. She traveled to Tuscaloosa, Alabama for her health and stayed there for an unknown period of time. In the letter she writes of the climate and society in the city, neither of...
- 2009-09-11
- Letter from O. K. Freeman in Tuskegee, Alabama, to Governor Clement C. Clay in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- 1836-03-05
- After learning from an acquaintance that the "indians intended to go to war, when the trees put out their leaves," Freeman traveled through the Creek nation in Alabama to observe their behavior. In the letter he reports activities among the Indians...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from Thomas B. Hall near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1862-08-09
- During the Civil War, Thomas Hall served in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses recent troop movements as his regiment traveled to join Hilliard's Legion, mentioning the hospitality encountered on the way:...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from William Riley Jones in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Mary.
- 1863-08-29
- 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. When he wrote this letter, he and his regiment were about to travel by boat to Montgomery, on...
- 2010-07-27
- Miscellaneous material written by Richard A. Blount.
- 1796
- Material includes notes; quotations; lists of distances traveled between points; lists of expenses; entries from journals and travel logs; fragments of reflective essays; and two descriptions of equipment (bolting machinery and a gristmill). Items...
- 2011-10-12
- Miscellaneous material written by Richard Blount while serving on the Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission.
- 1826
- The material includes notes, lists of distances traveled between points, and sketches of land districts in northeastern Alabama
- 2010-11-08
- Report from the Georgia representatives of the Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission, describing their activities and route from Milledgeville on June 26 to Nickajack on August 17.
- 1826-07-26
- The commissioners discuss the towns through which they traveled; the points marked on the proposed boundary line; and the landscape in northeastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia. They also refer to the conflict between themselves and the...
- 2010-11-17
- Table of contents and introduction to A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- In the introduction, Pickett explains his method of gathering information: "I have taken many of the following notes down on paper in a great hurry, as fast as the people narrating would speak, and there are many mistakes in grammar, spelling &...
- 2010-05-12
- Telegram from Bolling Hall in Richmond, Virginia, to his son, Hines, in Alabama.
- 1864-05-26
- Bolling Hall, Jr., and Crenshaw Hall were both wounded in the battle of Drury's Bluff on May 16 and were hospitalized in Richmond, Virginia. They were serving in the 59th Alabama Infantry Regiment at the time. Their father traveled to Richmond to...
- 2011-07-26
- Telegram from Bolling Hall in Richmond, Virginia, to his son, Hines, in Alabama.
- 1864-06-08
- Bolling Hall, Jr., and Crenshaw Hall were both wounded in the battle of Drury's Bluff on May 16 and were hospitalized in Richmond, Virginia. They were serving in the 59th Alabama Infantry Regiment at the time. Their father traveled to Richmond to...
- 2011-07-26
- Telegram from R. A. Wells, manager of the Bemis Brothers Bag Company in Talladega, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-09-06
- In the message Wells asks the governor to forbid the "invasion of one county by forces flying squadrons...from another county." He is referring to groups of strikers who traveled to Southern mills promoting union involvement.
- 2010-02-10
- Testimony and deposition from the treason trial of William Earles.
- 1837
- Earles pleads not guilty to the charge of treason against the state of Alabama; he was indicted because of his close association with the Creek Indians in the eastern part of the state. Six witnesses provide statements about his acquaintance with...
- 2010-11-12