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- Letter from James R. Riggs at Camp Pettus near Mobile, Alabama, to his sister, Martha Smith.
- 1862 July 12
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he recounts a recent visit with his father, and he discusses the sickness and death he has witnessed during the war: "Dear Sister it is...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters from James R. Riggs at Camp Maxey near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his sisters, Martha Smith and Sallie Riggs.
- 1862 August 3
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter to Martha he discusses his recovery after a recent illness; mentions a brief trip he made to Montgomery ("Oh you have no idie [sic] how bad I...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his sister, Sallie.
- 1862 December 4
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses gathering clothing for soldiers; his desire to see his father and other family members; and the officers who have been commanding...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to his sister, Martha Smith.
- 1862 December 26
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes the weather and activities in camp; expresses his desire to see and hear from his family; and mentions his visits with the...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his brother-in-law, Ferdinand ("Ferde") Smith.
- 1863 April 18
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he predicts that his company will soon engage in either a battle or a march, based on the orders received and preparations made in the camp. He...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his sister, Martha Smith.
- 1863 October 6
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he briefly discusses the battle of Chickamauga and fighting at Chattanooga, and he mentions that he has not been harmed during the conflicts:...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Dalton, Georgia, to his sister, Martha Smith.
- 1864 March 23
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes the lodging and food in the camp: "Our camps are on the side of a mountain which makes it very unpleasant but still our houses are...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters from Governor Gabriel Moore in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to John Gayle.
- 1831 January
- In the first letter, written January 5, 1831, Moore explains that he will soon reply to a letter written by John Coffee, which Gayle had delivered. In the second letter, written January 9, 1831, Moore gives Gayle permission to read his reply to...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters from John H. Lewis to John Coffee.
- 1830, 1831
- In the first letter, written July 11, 1830, Lewis discusses the conflict between Governor Gabriel Moore and Colonel John McKinley. McKinley allegedly did not support Moore's nephew for the post of U.S. marshal, and Lewis predicts that "this...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Lucy Audubon to Mary Harris, probably in Moorestown, New Jersey.
- 1862 October 16
- Lucy was the widow of naturalist John Audubon, who was a close friend Mary's husband, Edward. In the letter she mentions that she is recovering from "a most severe illness, produced by sorrows mental and physical." She explains that she will no...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from William Riley Jones in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
- 1863 January 20
- 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 the winter weather in the "diseagreeable plase" where they are...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from William Riley Jones in Manchester, Tennessee, to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
- 1863 February 7
- 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 mutual acquaintances who have died or are ill; food available in the...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from William Riley Jones in Jackson, Mississippi, to his wife, Mary.
- 1863 June 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. In the letter he discusses money he has sent home and the unusual amount of correspondence he...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Incomplete letter from John S. Jones in Freestone County, Texas, probably to his daughter-in-law, Mary Francis Parker Jones.
- 1872 June 7
- Mary was married to William Riley Jones, who served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. In the letter John sends news of family; describes the corn and cotton crops he has planted ("wee have had the finist...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Wallace for Governor: 'Our kind of man.'"
- Leaflet promoting George Wallace in the 1970 gubernatorial campaign. It discusses his stance on issues such as taxation, medical service, public education, gender equality ("Alabama's women will have their rightful place in state government"),...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from the chiefs and warriors of several Creek Indian towns, to Governor Clement C. Clay.
- 1836 May 30
- The letter gives the Indians' response to the proclamation Clay issued to the Creek chiefs. They express disappointment at the behavior of the warring Indians but then describe their own amiable relations with white settlers, mentioning, however,...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters between G.H. Wright in Auburn, Alabama, and Governor George Wallace in Montgomery.
- 1963
- In the first letter Wright discusses integration efforts at Auburn University, pointing to liberal faculty members as culprits: "You are aware of the fact Southern institutions such as Auburn, in their frantic desire to have all employees with...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Carleton S. Lentz in Anniston, Alabama, to Judge George Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1962 November 17
- In the letter Lentz expresses her support for Wallace but questions his "extreme stand on the segregation issue." She asks him to adopt a moderate, peaceful approach during his term: "I am writing to implore you to break your campaign promise,...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from John Rutland, minister of Central Methodist Church in Decatur, Alabama, to Governor-elect George Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1962 November 16
- In the letter Rutland urges Wallace to cooperate with the federal government in upcoming integration efforts: "We Alabama Democrats see some things about our great national party that we do not like. However, we are Americans first. We know that...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Henry Semple in camp near Mobile, Alabama, to his wife, Emily.
- 1861 July 5
- During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter he discusses the health of his children and fellow...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection