A. L. Willoughby receipt and letter book
Collection
Identifier: W-0006
Scope and Contents
The collection includes receipts from grocers, clothing sellers, and other Mobile merchants detailing A. L. Willoughby's personal expenditures. There also seventy-six letters, mostly relating family news, although a few letters mention Willoughby's employment at the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1866-1867, although there are one or two letters written before 1866.
Dates
- 1861-1869
Creator
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
Alonzo Leon Willoughby was born in Massachusetts around 1838. He married a young woman from Louisiana named Georgia in 1864 or 1865. The couple had four sons: Charles, Alonzo, Fredrick, and George. The family lived in Mobile, Alabama, where Willoughby worked for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. He died around 1884.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Receipts from grocers, clothing sellers, and other Mobile, Alabama, merchants detailing personal expenditures; also includes seventy-six letters, mostly relating family news.
Physical Location
The A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama
Provenance
Gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010
General
Title on spine: A. L. Willoughby of Mobile Alabama - Letters 1861-1869 - 19th Century Mobile Billheads
Processed by
Haley Aaron and Martha Bace, 2013
Creator
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
- Willoughby, A. L. (Author, Person)
Source
- Williams, A. S., III (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to A. L. Willoughby receipt and letter book
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- August 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository