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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: 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 -
Creator: Bagby, Arthur P. (Arthur Pendleton), 1794-1858 Date: 1844 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Letter dated January 25, 1844 from U.S. Senator and former Alabama Governor Arthur Pendleton Bagby to U.S. Secretary of Treasury John C. Spencer introducing Captain [Easton?] of Alabama. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Sherman, S. S. (Samuel Sterling), 1815-1914 Date: 1841-12-05 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Letter dated December 5, 1841, from Samuel Sterling Sherman to Rev. James H. DeVotie. In the letter, Sherman accepts the presidency of Howard College, becoming the first president of the university. 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: 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: 1847-10-06 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 -
Date: 1842-01-11 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: O’Brien writes that he is unsatisfied with Priscella because she “is subject to such fits…is not able to stand…[and] is quite useless.” O’Brien asks Stone to send him a younger girl to replace Priscilla. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1841-11-29 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: In the letter Clement asks for a reduction in the price of hire for Matilda because of the medical expenses incurred due to Matilda’s pregnancy. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1841-10-06 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: William Brantley, the donor, writes: "the letter is a wild account of forged check which bank will not pay, counterfeiters, stolen slaves, and shootings in Tuscaloosa." View Full Item at Samford University Library