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- Section 4 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- This section gives information from Doctor Thomas G. Holmes of Baldwin county, "in relation to the 'Burnt Corn expedition' 'the massacre of 553 men women & children at Fort Mims' and other things which happened in the trying times of 1813, 1814." A...
- 2010-05-12
- Transcript of "An Act for the Order and Government of Slaves" passed by the General Assembly of British West Florida.
- 1767-06-00
- Most of the act deals with the punishment of slaves who have violated the law. Possible offenses include running away; gaming; stealing; selling merchandise; carrying weapons; drinking alcohol; "assembling in great numbers...and drumming or making...
- 2010-02-10
- Letter from J. Gayle in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to John Coffee.
- 1831-01-14
- In the letter Gayle discusses former Governor Moore's response to Coffee's recent correspondence; Moore denies Coffee's account of a conversation regarding the conflict between him and Colonel John McKinley. Gayle feels that his "retraction is a...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from W. A. Stewart in Burnt Corn, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1832-06-08
- In the letter Stewart explains that he is trying to borrow money from the bank at Tuscaloosa, and he asks Dellet to recommend him for the loan. His describes his financial situation: "...I have negroes & land to the amount of 2 or 3000 dollars,...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from W. Minter in Cahaba, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1837-07-17
- Minter has just been appointed the guardian of George and Sarah Bowie, and he is trying to collect money owed to the children by their former guardian. He asks for Dellet's assistance in the matter.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from William Riley Jones in Charleston, Tennessee, to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
- 1862
- 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 asks his wife to send him "a ball of sowing thred," and he sends a message...
- 2010-07-15
- Letter from William Riley Jones to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
- 1862
- 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 discusses his duties in the camp and sickness among the soldiers, and he...
- 2010-07-15
- 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 Bolling Hall, Jr., in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his father in Alabama.
- 1862-07-19
- From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses conditions in camp ("The place is I think a very unhealthy one"); arms they have received; his own duties...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Major General J. H. Forney in Mobile, Alabama, to O. M. Avery, president of the president of the Alabama and Florida Railroad of Florida.
- 1862-11-18
- In the letter Forney discusses the appropriation of railroad cars and iron tracks from Avery's railroad, by the Confederate army; the rolling stock will be used by two other lines in the state, and iron will "fill the requisition of the Engineer...
- 2011-07-01
- Letter from H. H. Erwin in Charlotte, Tennessee, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-12-28
- In the letter Erwin, a purchasing agent for the Confederacy, explains the difficulties he has encountered while trying to take a load of bacon to Confederate soldiers in Alabama. He also discusses several men who might be available to work at the...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Taylor McRae to his aunt.
- 1863-01-13
- In the letter Taylor explains that he has just been expelled from school. Though he apologizes for this, he insists that his "demerits were caused from trifling things" and suggests that the school administrators "are trying to expell [sic] all the...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his sister, Martha Smith.
- 1863-04-22
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses his efforts to be transferred to the Prattville Dragoons ("I feel fearful we will make a failure but there will be no harm in...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from James A. Hall in camp near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-05-29
- 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 grandfather's death (Abner Crenshaw); recent troop movements; weather and conditions in camp; sickness among the...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Alfred Moore in Harrison, Tennessee, to his brother, Rittenhouse.
- 1863-08-19
- During the Civil War, Alfred Moore served in the 33rd Alabama Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses possible troop movements; the construction of local defenses; rumors of Union advances; conditions and activities in camp; and the...
- 2010-05-12
- Letter from James A. Hall in camp near Dalton, Georgia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-12-03
- During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses losses at the Battles of Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, giving names of the casualties and prisoners from his...
- 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
- Letter from Nat, a Union soldier stationed in Stevenson, Alabama, to his cousin, Juliett.
- 1864-05-21
- In the letter Nat describes the landscape; his responsibilities as a commissary sergeant; living conditions and leisure activities where he is stationed ("if I do not enjoy myself it is my own fault. My house is a cozy little nest, a model...
- 2010-11-17
- Letter from Lyn P. Saxon in Wetumpka, Alabama, to Bolling Hall.
- 1864-09-07
- In the letter Saxon explains that he hopes to visit with Hall soon ("I am now trying to make syrup and when through with it, as I hope to be in a few days, will be down"), and he discusses his "tythe of corn": "The receiver, here, will soon be...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Mary Ann ("Molly") Hall in Portland, Alabama, to her sister, Helen Kirtland, probably in Wallingford, Connecticut.
- 1865-01-05
- In the letter she discusses unreliable mail delivery; her sons' experiences in the Confederate army ("They never murmur or complain - laugh over their corn bread, tough Beef & tentless bed, and seems to realize how much better off they are than the...
- 2011-07-06