Erline Bodine papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0179

Scope and Contents note

This collection is an unusual amalgam of genealogical research done by Bodine into the Bodine and Pate families, and a copy of a letter from her to Alabama Governor Guy Hunt, dated 21 March 1987, claiming damages of “about 160 A. [sic] and one billion dollars” owing to a “stragedy” [sic] concocted by “Big Jim” [Fulsom?] and Franklin Roosevelt “to help the nation with my family’s resources.”

Dates

undated

Creator

Bodine, Erline (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Erline Bodine was a resident of Guntersville, Alabama who performed genealogical research on both the Bodine and Pate families.

Extent

0.04 Linear Feet (15 items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

An amalgam of genealogical research done by Bodine into the Bodine and Pate families, and a copy of a letter to Alabama Governor Guy Hunt, dated 21 March 1987, claiming damages of “about 160 A[cres] and one billion dollars” owing to a “stragedy” [sic] concocted by “Big Jim” [Fulsom?] and Franklin Roosevelt “to help the nation with my family’s resources.”

Provenance

Received from Erline Bodine, resident of Gunthersville, Alabama.

General

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