Archimedes Hank petition and letters
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Scope and Contents
The collection contains a petition to Alabama Governor Clement Comer Clay from the citizens of Morgan County, Alabama, on behalf of Archimedes Hank, to repeal or reduce penalty for forfeiture of bond for failure to appear in court; Hank had been arrested for selling a pint of whiskey to an unnamed slave. It also includes letters to Governor Clay regarding Hank.
Dates
- Creation: 1836
Conditions Governing Access
None
Conditions Governing Use
None
Biographical / Historical
Archimedes Hank was a Tennessee resident working in Decatur, Alabama, on a contract to build a church at the time of his arrest for selling a pint of whiskey to a slave.
Extent
0.02 Linear Feet (3 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Petition to Alabama Governor Clement Comer Clay from the citizens of Morgan County, Alabama, on behalf of Archimedes Hank, to repeal or reduce penalty for forfeiture of bond for failure to appear in court.
Provenance
unknown
Processed by
unknown, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2013
Subject
- Hank, Archimedes (Person)
- Clay, Clement Comer (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Archimedes Hank petition and letters
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- February 2008
- 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