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- Letter from Horace Greeley in New York City, New York, to Henry C. Semple in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1867 November 28
- In the letter Greeley critiques the political situation in the South, arguing that African Americans "are a unit so long as they are led to fear disfranchisement. This fear banished they will vote their individual preferences as Whites do. Your...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Law Abiding Democrats to the Front!"
- 1877-1878 circa
- Leaflet addressed to Democrats in Dallas County, Alabama, urging them to vote for the "good and true men" of the party, who will not resort to illegal methods to gain political power: "They will tell you, that when bad men are elected to office,...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Excerpts from IN SEARCH OF THE PROMISED LAND: A SLAVE FAMILY IN THE OLD SOUTH by John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger.
- 2006
- The passages describe the lives and contributions of three freedmen of the Rapier family. John H. Rapier, Jr., was a physician at the Freedmen's Hospital in Washington, D.C. John H. Rapier, Sr., a barber in Florence, Alabama, served as a voter...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN BOOK issued by the campaign committee of the Democratic Party of Alabama.
- 1892-1894 circa
- The pamphlet is divided into five chapters. The first sets forth the platform of the Democratic Party of Alabama, which includes the endorsement of the national Democratic platform adopted in 1892; support for President Grover Cleveland and...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Copy of Ed P. Webb's testimony concerning 57 bales cotton that were seized by Federal troops around the end of April 1865.
- 1872 October 12
- Ed P. Webb worked for S. S. Webb and Company of Mobile, Alabama. In the statement, he discusses how the company obtained and stored the cotton, and how they received the news that the it had been seized. He also describes the efforts that he and S....
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from the court of county commissioners in Pike County, Alabama, to Governor Robert Miller Patton.
- 1867 May 5
- In the letter the men ask the governor to assist the poor families in the county, many of whom are near starvation. They explain that some provisions are available for them in Montgomery, but they cannot afford to transport it.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Louis Wyeth in Guntersville, Alabama, to Governor Robert Miller Patton.
- 1866 April 2
- In the letter Wyeth asks the governor to assist the three thousand destitute citizens in Marshall County, most of whom are near starvation. He plans to seek aid in cities such as Nashville, Louisville, and Cincinnati, but he will need money to pay...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Telegram from W. Clark in Nashville, Tennessee, to Governor Robert Miller Patton in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1866 April
- In the message Clark tells the governor of an opportunity in Cincinnati to buy food for destitute families in northern Alabama. The purchase is to be paid for in Alabama bonds, so he asks about the amounts, terms, and interest rates. (This message...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Telegram from R. Starkweather, a teacher in Stevenson, Alabama, to General Crawford.
- 1870 March 1
- In the message Starkweather asks for military assistance to protect the city from Klan violence: "Guard needed here--Civil guard overpowered and prisoner taken out by Ku Klux, our lives in danger--Officer in charge refused to stay."
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Sheriff W. L. Guin in Vernon, Alabama, to Governor William Hugh Smith.
- 1870 April 26
- In the letter Guin, the sheriff of Sanford County (present-day Lamar County) describes violence against African American citizens in Fayette County. He gives details about six murders that have occurred in the last few months; the guilty parties...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Cornelia Bibb Vaughan in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Governor William Hugh Smith.
- 1870 April 20
- In the letter Mrs. Vaughan explains that her husband, Vernon Henry Vaughan, has been arrested for being a "defiant Republican." The Ku Klux Klan has threatened their entire family, and they are no longer safe in the city: "They put him in jail...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Mary S. Pond in Selma, Alabama, to Alice M. Stiles in Southbury, Connecticut.
- 1871 December 31
- Mary S. Pond taught freed slaves in Selma, Alabama, possibly as a teacher with the American Missionary Association. In this letter to her friend she comments on her loneliness; her low salary and difficult teaching situation; and her general...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Sharecropping contract between James G. Tait and Thomas Hill, a freedman.
- 1868
- In the contract Tait rents a piece of his land in Wilcox County, Alabama, to Hill for a year: "...Hill is permitted to clear land & build houses, without expense to said Tait excepting nails & flooring." In exchange, Tait will receive one-fourth of...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Excerpts from a speech delivered by I. T. Tichenor, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1865
- Tichenor describes the postwar situation for the freed slaves from a paternalistic viewpoint: "Four millions of human beings, under the influence of a misguided philanthropy, have been rendered destitute of homes, protection, and comfort, and have...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Contract for sixteen African American men and women, all freedmen, who will be working a year for H. L. Whipple of Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1868
- The contract discusses wages, benefits, and rules of conduct. All the freedman are listed at the end, with the amount each will be paid.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from R. W. Russell in Lowndesboro, Alabama, to William Bonnell Hall.
- 1866 March 12
- In the letter Russell, an agent with the Freedmen's Bureau, informs Hall of a complaint from four of his contracted workers: "The 'Freedmen,' Frank Pfeaster, Abner, Ann, & Cicily have called my attention to the contract made between you & them last...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Contract for J. Miller, a freedman, who will be working a year for William Bonnell Hall of Benton, Alabama.
- 1867 January 11
- For his work Miller is to receive $144 and rations.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Contract for Fred, a freedman, who will be working nine months for William Bonnell Hall and Thomas Douglas of Lowndes County, Alabama.
- 1866 March 27
- For his work Fred is to receive $10 each month.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Contract for John Henry and his aunt, Elizabeth, both freedmen, who will be working a year for Washington Wallace of Lowndes County, Alabama.
- 1867
- For their work they are to receive $225, rations, and medical care.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Contract for Allice, a former slave, who will be working ten months for N. M. Ruff and William Bonnell Hall of Benton, Alabama.
- 1866 March 1
- The agreement was actually made by Joseph, Allice's guardian. For her work she is to receive $48, rations, and medical care.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection