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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
- WHITE MEN OF ALABAMA STAND TOGETHER, 1860 and 1890 by Senator John T. Milner.
- 1890
- In the pamphlet Milner gives a "testimony" to argue against giving African American political power, and he blames the Republican Party for discord in the state: "There has not been a moment of peace in Alabama, since the black Republican party was...
- 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
- Excerpt from ROLL OF THE BLACK DUPES AND WHITE RENEGADES WHO VOTED IN MOBILE CITY AND COUNTY FOR THE MENAGERIE CONSTITUTION, FOR THE STATE OF ALABAMA.
- 1868
- The list is divided into three sections: "Whites," "Creoles," and "Negroes." The first two categories are on the first page, while the other pages are filled with the names of African American voters.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from John E. Norcross in Montgomery, Alabama, to his grandfather.
- 1868 January 11
- Before the Civil War, Norcross was a reporter in Philadelphia, and he served in several regiments of the Union Army during war. He moved to Alabama in 1867 to take advantage of business and political opportunities during reconstruction, but he left...
- 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
- Copy of a letter from Raphael Semmes, "en route from Mobile to New Orleans," to General Ulysses S. Grant.
- 1865 December 17
- In the letter to Semmes protests his arrest on December 15 and asks Grant to present the matter before the president. He claims the arrest is a violation of the parole he was granted after his surrender ("solemn military capitulation") at the end...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Draft of a letter from Bolling Hall in Montgomery, Alabama, to Governor Lewis E. Parsons.
- 1865 July 27
- In the letter Hall discusses his petition for pardon and promises to be a loyal citizen of the United States.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Revised and Amended Prescript of the Order of the * * * [Ku Klux Klan]
- 1868
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Prescript of the * * [order of the Ku Klux Klan]
- 1867
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Papers dealing with the treatment of Jefferson Davis by Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles, during the captivity of the former Confederate president.
- Also included is relevant correspondence from General Edward C. Walthall.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection