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Date: 1869 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Letter written by former slave Lotsey White on August 24th, 1869 in Holmes County, Mississippi, to Reverend Howard Montague, of Miller, Essex County, Virginia, inquiring on the whereabouts of various family members that had been sold off separately from herself. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Brookes, Martha Louise Isabella Date: 1865 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Letter dated March 2, 1865. The letter was written by Martha Louise Isabella Brookes to her father Iveson L. Brookes. The topic of discussion in the letter is on the state of slavery during the end of the Civil War. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Smith, Jacob B. Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Underground Railroad description from Jacob B. Smith's account ledger. The document is undated, but it is believed to be from the 1830s or 1840s. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1816-1858 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The records of Ulcanush Baptist Church. The records include church membership, rules of decorum and church conference minutes. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1863 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Judging from the inventory, Rembert was a large slaveholder. Names of the slaves listed include Levenia, Busty, Molly, Joanna, Peter, Jack, Judy, Delia, Horace, John, Sue, Paris, Harritt, Armstead, Chany, Drucilla, Liddia, Nancy, Julia, Richmond, Hester, Jennett, Prince, Charles, Cato, Penny, Hen... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: King, William R. (William Rufus), 1786-1853 Date: 1848-08-26 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: <p> William Rufus King (1786-1853) was elected as Vice President of the United States under President Franklin Pierce in 1852, becoming the only Alabamian to ever be elected to executive office. Earlier, King served as a U.S. representative from North Carolina and as a senator from Alabama. He al... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1834 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The note also lists the fee of $1.00 "for whipping said slave by order of the Justices." View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1845-03-18 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: In the letter Mark H. Pettway writes to his wife Marina C. Pettway about his travels along the Alabama River near Wilcox County. Pettway describes the land and its people, writing "on comeing down the Alabama River there is apparently a great deal of cotton and wealth in this country - though the... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1862-08-09 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The document mentions George Hamer, Hagar Southard's husband. It is believed George Hamer was one of the enslaved laborers that worked on the construction of the state capitol building in Tuscaloosa. 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
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