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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: Harris, L. W. Date: 1843 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Letter dated August 15, 1843 written to Sarah J. Brookes (Pennfield, GA) from L. W. Harris (Montgomery, AL) in 1843. Letter informs Brooks of the death of a Mrs. Owens. Sarah J. Brooks was the wife of Baptist clergyman and planter Iveson L. Brookes. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Brookes, Josephine Date: 1862 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Letter is dated September 2nd, 1862. The letter was written by Josephine Brookes (Fayetteville, AL) to her mother Sarah Brookes. The letter briefly mentions a Civil War regiment in the area. The bulk of the letter discusses family matters. Josephine Brookes was one of the daughters of Baptist cle... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1826 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Letter dated July 11, 1826, written to Rev. Iveson L. Brookes (Jones County, Georgia) from an unidentified person (the name is illegible) from Sandy Hills, New York in 1884. Rev. Brookes was a Baptist clergyman and planter. The creator of the letter was a preacher. The writer briefly discusses hi... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Circa 1900-1919 book of formulas from the Gorsuch Pharmacy, 311 Main Street, Zanesville, Ohio. All of the “recipes” are handwritten in calligraphy. A note in the front of the book states that the Recipe Book Survived the 1913 Zanesville Flood (Ohio River). View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1884 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Letter dated October 19, 1884 from Mr. Robert (Montgomery, AL) to Sarah Brookes (Rome, GA) in 1884. The letter discusses the death of a Miss Margaret Reed by way of an unidentified sickeness. Others are briefly mentioned to have come down with sickness. Sarah Brookes was married to Baptist clergy... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1884 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Letter dated October 20, 1884 from Mr. Robert (Montgomery, AL) to Sarah Brookes (Rome, GA) in 1884. The letter discusses the death of Raymond Reed. Sarah Brookes was married to Baptist clergyman and planter Iveson L. Brookes. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
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