James Collier Foster documents
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4205
Content Description
The collection contains five documents relating to James Collier Foster, including: his license to practice law in Mississippi in 1842; his election as captain of the Rural Guards in Tuscaloosa in 1861; his Warrant of Pardon signed by President Andrew Johnson on September 12, 1865; his acknowledgement of the President's Warrant; and the certification of a true copy of the Warrant on file in the State Department.
Dates
- 1842-1865
Biographical / Historical
James Collier Foster, son of Hardy Foster, was born on May 12, 1817, probably in South Carolina. He married Jane Elizabeth Ware on May 31, 1842, in Montgomery, Alabama. The couple had four children: Frank; Guy; Hal Lovelace; and Hugh. He died in Tuscaloosa on July 29, 1904.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Five documents relating to James Collier Foster
General
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- Title
- Guide to the James Collier Foster documents
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- October 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository