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Date: 1853-01-12 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: According to the document, "Plaintiff [Edney Pruett] states in the presence of the defandent [Elijah Peters] that he got her with child about the 13 of April in 1851[.] She states that he had frequent intercours with her and also the defendant states that the first time he had any thing to do wit... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1870-02-10 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The receipt is from a dry goods store that was located in Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1862-01-07 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: L. L. Prince writes: “Mr. Knot and Edmond thinks our little wagon might stick in the mud so I will not send it. The grown ones [slaves] can walk.” Oliver Prince lived in Spring Hill, near Demopolis, Marengo County. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1818-08 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: <p> Two documents dated 19 August 1818, Clarke County, Mississippi Territory, constituting a marriage indenture, essentially a marriage contract </p> <br> <p> The first document shows that the groom-to-be, John Drinkard, made a $200 bond that there is no impediment why he (Drinkard) should not ma... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1817-10-11 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Notable witnesses to the document were John L. Tindall (Tuscaloosa’s first doctor), Richmond Carroll (Tuscaloosa’s first blacksmith), and John Hodge (Tuscaloosa’s first elected sheriff). View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1836-02-20 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Mims Jemison entered military service in 1836 to fight in the Second Seminole War in Florida. Jemison writes in the will “Having entered into the services of my county against the Seminole Indians, in which I may perish – Be it therefore known to all whom it may concern that I do make and ordain ... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Manly, Basil, 1798-1868 Date: 1853-07-09 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Basil Manly (1825-1892) was an Alabama plantation owner, Baptist preacher, pro-slavery lobbyist, educator, and President of the University of Alabama from 1837-1855. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Manly, Basil, 1798-1868 Date: 1858-07-23 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Basil Manly (1825-1892) wrote this last will while in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1858, where he was a preacher at the Wentworth Street Baptist Church. View Full Item at Samford University Library