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Date: 1862-08-09 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The document mentions George Hamer, Hagar Southard's husband. It is believed George Hamer was one of the enslaved laborers that worked on the construction of the state capitol building in Tuscaloosa. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1818-1827 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: "Minutes of the [Tuscaloosa] County Court and Commissioners concerning laying out, alteration, maintenance, damages, etc. [for] all roads, ferries, and bridges in the County. Numerous references to frontier places and early settlers. Important early historical reference material." - William H. Br... 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: 1841-10-06 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 -
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: 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: 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: 1826 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: William M. Marr was a wealthy plantation owner in early Tuscaloosa. In March 1828, the University of Alabama Board of Trustees narrowed their search to several locations in Tuscaloosa to erect their school buildings. It was eventually decided that Marr’s plantation would be the site of the new ca... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Boardman, John Date: 1826-01-24 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: <p> John Boardman became one of the first men licensed to practice law in the Alabama Territory. In 1818, Boardman became editor and eventually sole proprietor of the Alabama Republican newspaper in Huntsville. Through his newspaper, Boardman became one of the first to print copies of the newly ... View Full Item at Samford University Library
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