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1826 land deed from John Boardman to William M. Marr
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1826 Land Deed From John Boardman to William M. Marr. . 1826. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/54277.APA citation style
(1826). 1826 land deed from John Boardman to William M. Marr. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/54277.Chicago citation style
1826 Land Deed From John Boardman to William M. Marr. 1826. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/54277.Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
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- <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 written constitution of Alabama for the public. </p> <br> <p> 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 site of the new campus. Marr's Spring was the water supply for the University for over 75 years. </p>
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- This digital object is the property of the Samford University Library and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Special Collection, Samford University Library. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this or other images in this collection, please contact the Samford University Special Collection department at scdept@samford.edu