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Date: 1835-06-14 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Jack Shackelford (1790-1857) was a medical doctor, politician and solider, who played a key role in the Texas Revolution. With the outbreak of the Texas Revolution in October 1835, just a few months after this letter was written, Shackelford raised a unit in Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama. T... 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 -
Date: 1861-05-01 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: 1861 Bond for $,1000 issued by the Confederate States of America. "A rare Confederate bond - It was issued May 1st, 1861, at Montgomery Alabama - before the Confederate Capitol was moved to Richmond." - William H. Brantley View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1861-07-11 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: 1861 Bond for $50.00 issued by the Confederate States of America. "This $50.00 bond dated July 11th, 1861, is the only one of its kind I have ever seen, and I cannot learn anything about it except that it was authorized by the Confederate Congress on Feb. 28 - 1861. Note that it was engraved in N... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1863-03-02 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: <p> "This bond bearing the likeness of Stonewall Jackson must be a rare one. It took me over ten years to find and acquire one." - William H. Brantley </p> <br> <p> Below the large certificate are smaller, detachable tabs for $35 each. </p> 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: 1814-10-07 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library View Full Item at Samford University Library