Charles H. Scott Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3060

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Scope and Contents

Letters written to Scott are primarily concerned with Alabama politics. These matters include Scott's position as delegate to the Republican National Committee, requests for appointments to federal positions, and comments on political wranglings within the state Republican party. The "third party" correspondence includes letters about the appointment of Thomas J. Scott (Charles' father) to the office of Register of the U.S. Land Office located in Montgomery, letters to Joseph O. Thomas, and other correspondence mentioning Charles H. Scott.

Manuscripts regarding political appointments concern political turmoil about Warren S. Reese and L.J. Bryan, two judicial appointments in Alabama. Republican party documents include a "plan of political proceedure [sic]," minutes from the executive committee of the Republican party in Wetumpka, and an electoral ballot from the 1936 Alabama state election.

Dates

Creation: 1889-1906

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Biographical / Historical

Charles H. Scott was born around 1871 to Thomas J. and Martha A. Scott. He had five siblings: Mary Bell, John T., Thomas R., George G., and Hal L. Charles H. Scott served as Captain of Company A in the second Alabama regiment in the Spanish-American War. In 1904 Scott served as the Alabama delegate to the Republican National Convention. Scott appears to have married a Josephine sometime between 1880 and 1900. According to the 1910 census, Charles and Josephine had four children: Alva, Mary A., Thomas J., and Joe B.