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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: 1839 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Land grant dated 1 May 1839 signed by President Martin Van Buren. Land in Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama, was granted to Henry M. Woodward. 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 -
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 -
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: 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: 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: 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 -
Date: 1835-11-26 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek between the Choctaw Nation and the United States Government, also known as the Treaty of Perpetual Friendship, Cession and Limits (1830 September 27) was the first in a series of Indian removal treaties under the Indian Removal Act of 1830. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1838-03-24 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: John H. Marr, son of wealthy Tuscaloosa plantation owners William and Nancy G. Marr, was in medical school in Philadelphia at the time this letter was written. In the letter, Marr describes his visit to Washington, D.C. John writes of seeing President Martin van Buren at the White house. He also ... View Full Item at Samford University Library