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Creator: Murphy, John, 1786-1841 Date: 1827 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Letter from Alabama Governor John Murphy (1825-1829) to Alabama Secretary of State James J. Thornton. The letter discusses the election of a Uriah Grigsby as Colonel Commandant of the 22nd Regiment. It is believed the letter was written in Perdue Hill, a small unincorporated community in Monroe C... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Bagby, Arthur P. (Arthur Pendleton), 1794-1858 Date: 1844 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Letter dated January 25, 1844 from U.S. Senator and former Alabama Governor Arthur Pendleton Bagby to U.S. Secretary of Treasury John C. Spencer introducing Captain [Easton?] of Alabama. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Clay, Clement Comer, 1789-1866 Date: 1834-05-10 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Following his time spent as a congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1828 to 1835, Clement Comer Clay (1789-1866) was elected governor of Alabama. Just two years later in 1837 Clay was appointed U.S. Senator (this was before senators were elected by popular vote). Clay and his fami... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Bibb, William Wyatt, 1781-1820 Date: 1811-11-28 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Before becoming Alabama's first governor in 1819, William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator. This 1811 letter was written during Bibb's tenure as a U.S. Representative. Considered by some to have been a "war hawk", Bibb expresses in the letter his beliefs in a st... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Moore, Gabriel, approximately 1785-1845 Date: 1816-11-09 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Originally from North Carolina, Gabriel Moore (ca. 1785-1845) settled in Huntsville, in what was then part of the Mississippi Territory, in 1810. He entered public service around this time, being appointed tax assessor and collector. His duties included supervising the county census, which helped... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Moore, Gabriel, approximately 1785-1845 Date: 1830-04-20 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Gabriel Moore (ca. 1785-1845) served as Governor of Alabama from 1829 to 1831. Originally from North Carolina, Moore settled in Huntsville in the early 19th century. Moore was a representative to the Mississippi and the Alabama Territorial Houses and later served in the Alabama Senate and the U.S... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1856-01-18 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: George Washington Stone (1811-1894) served on the Alabama Supreme Court for 28 years. Stone played a significant role in professionalizing the practice of law in Alabama. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Collier, H. W. (Henry Watkins), 1801-1855 Date: 1854-12-25 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The names of the slaves listed are Aggy and Addison. Henry W. Collier was governor from 1849 to 1853. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1838-12-03 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Document is an 1838 bill of sale for slaves “Judy and her three children” to future Governor of Alabama Geroge S. Houston (1874-1878). The purchase was made at a public auction in Limestone County, Alabama. The names of the slaves listed are Judy and her three children: Surry, Rhoda, and Saphrona. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1851-11-01 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: This document is an 1851 bill of sale for a slave named Lucy. Lucy was purchased by future Alabama Governor George S. Houston (1874-1878). The seller of Lucy was a man by the name of John A. Johnson. View Full Item at Samford University Library