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- Telegram from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862 February 6
- In the message Lapsley gives the amount of pig and wrought iron that can be furnished by the Shelby Iron Company for the foundry at Selma. He mentions coal beds located on the property in Shelby County.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862 February 6
- In the letter Lapsley discusses the plans of several businessmen (including himself) to purchase and upgrade the Shelby Iron Works. Before investing in the company, the men want a guarantee that the Confederate government will buy iron for at least...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862 February 8
- In the letter Lapsley discusses possible coal supplies to the foundry in Selma, if the Confederate government establishes an armory there. In particular he mentions the estimates given by William P. Browne, who plans to discuss the matter with...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862 January 20
- In the letter Lapsley discusses the foundry in Selma that might be purchased by the Confederate government; he mentions the property, buildings, equipment, and cost. He also describes the iron that could be easily supplied from Shelby County: "From...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter and telegram from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862 February 11-12
- In the letter, written February 11, 1862, Lapsley discusses the supply of coal, saltpeter, and sulphur available to the Confederate government if it decides to establish an armory in Selma, Alabama. He ends by expressing the need for more weapons:...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862 February 10
- In the letter Lapsley discusses the foundry in Selma that might be purchased by the Confederate government; he mentions that Francis Strother Lyon, an Alabama representative in the Confederate Congress, approves of the plan.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Shelby County, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862 February 13
- In the letter Lapsley discusses specimens of irons and ores that are being sent to McRae, who will consider them for the manufacture of arms and equipment. He also describes the supply of iron ore on the property of the Shelby Iron Company: "Mr....
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862 January 21
- In the letter Lapsley mentions a European gun maker in Selma ("one of the most skillful gun makers I doubt not, in the Confederate states"), who would be willing to oversee an armory if the Confederate government were to establish one in the city....
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from J. W. Lapsley in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862 February 17
- In the letter Lapsley discusses the availability of iron for work on the Alabama and Mississippi Rivers Railroad ("I apprehend some difficulty now in procuring iron to complete the road"), and he mentions specimens of iron that are being sent to...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from W. M. Byrd in Selma, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862 February 6
- In the letter Byrd discusses the possibility of establishing an armory and powder mill in Selma. He has researched the matter and presented his proposal to the Confederate government twice with no success: "The indifference of the government on the...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from H. H. Erwin in Charlotte, Tennessee, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862 December 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from H. O. Brewer in New York to Colin J. McRae.
- 1861 February 5
- In the letter Brewer asks about the postal system and cotton shipping under the new Confederate government.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Colin J. McRae, writing from Europe, to one of his sisters.
- 1863 August 30
- In the letter McRae discusses public opinion after the surrender of Vicksburg: "The news that we have received by the way of New York is of much later date and is of such a character as that to cause many Confederates on this side of the water to...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from M. F. Smith in Liverpool, England, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1861 August 8
- In the letter Smith describes English sentiment toward the Civil War: "By a chance I had an opportunity to learn the silent feelings of all the most intelligent gentlemen were with the South before the Manassas Battle: and here the Southern cause...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Charles Walsh in Mobile, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1863 February 12
- In the letter Walsh discusses the recent sale of the foundry at Selma to the Confederate government.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Charles O'Conor in New York, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1866 July 11
- In the letter O'Conor discusses an unexplained resolution, probably related to the trial of Jefferson Davis. O'Conor served as senior counsel for Davis.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from W. E. Surtees at Taunton in Somerset, England, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1866 June 15
- In the letter Surtees discusses a mutual friend who is very ill.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Charles O'Conor in New York, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1866 June 15
- The letter vaguely discusses efforts to secure bail or parole for Jefferson Davis (who is never directly named). He mentions a trial date in October and suggests that "Letters to me on this subject should not be entrusted to the mails." O'Conor...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from George Booker in Williamsburg, Virginia, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1861 August 30
- In the letter Booker expresses interest in a project McRae has mentioned, but he does not explain what the plan is.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from John Bragg in Montgomery, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1861 January 21
- Bragg wrote this letter while representing Mobile County at the Alabama constitutional convention of 1861 (also known as the Secession Convention). In the letter Bragg discusses events at the assembly, including McRae's election as a delegate to...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection