In the diary, Blount discusses contemporary life, education, and family relationships. He also gives detailed accounts of his extensive travels during the period. A partial transcript is included.
Account written by Richard Blount (while serving on the Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission) describing the Cherokees' negative reaction to the boundary survey. Blount met with Cherokee representatives to defend the work: "We are sent here...
The act makes six provisions for dealing with the Cherokee Indian population of the state during the period of removal. First, it stipulates that U.S. citizens will not be allowed to emigrate to Indian reservations, include those Indians who were...
This article discusses the argument between the states "over the final resting place of Seminole chief Osceola." Osceola died in prison in South Carolina, where he was buried, but representatives of Florida want his remains to be returned to their...
Daniel McGillivray lived at Hickory Ground (in present-day Wetumpka, Alabama). He was a trader and also worked as a messenger for Alexander McGillivray. A transcript is included.
His brother, Alexander K. Hall, accompanied him on the trip. In the brief account he mentions his poor health, the weather, and communities they saw along the way. A transcript is included.
Most of the reports were prepared by Richard Blount, a commissioner of the association who also served as treasurer for a time. Documents are arranged in loose chronological order. An incomplete transcript is included; records may not be presented...
Describes the statute regarding access to public records in Alabama and the responsibilites of government to provide access to those records in a timely and efficient manner
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) continues to confront four major problems, the first two of which were addressed by the Governor’s Task Force on Prison Crowding:
1. Prison crowding at medium or higher level security facilities;
2....
The following report represents the sum and substance of the findings of the Task Force. The members of the Task Force held five public meetings in which testimony was presented by employees from the effected State agencies. Testimony was also...
Report that finds systemic deficiencies have combined with financial shortcomings to create overcrowding in the Alabama Dept. of Corrections (ADOC) system