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Box SC1800-1849.002

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Contains 6 Results:

Ruben Chapman, 1841

 File — Box: SC1800-1849.002, Folder: 45.02
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Letters and documents signed by various Alabama political figures, including William Brockman Bankhead, Ruben Chapman, Clement Comer Clay, and Henry Watkins Collier.

Dates: 1841

Clement Comer Clay, 1833-02-03

 File — Box: SC1800-1849.002, Folder: 45.03
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Letters and documents signed by various Alabama political figures, including William Brockman Bankhead, Ruben Chapman, Clement Comer Clay, and Henry Watkins Collier.

Dates: 1833-02-03

Loose Documents

 File — Box: SC1800-1849.002, Folder: 4231.02
Content Description From the Collection: Isaiah Garrett’s business ledger documents the activity of an antebellum lawyer and plantation owner in the American South. The ledger contains entries on 326 pages, in which both Garrett’s legal practice and his plantation are covered. The entries detailing his legal practice include a wide range of services, settlements, defenses, and appearances before the state district and supreme courts. The entries pertaining to his plantation contain evidence of income, expenses, and activities at...
Dates: 1838 - 1861

Bill of sale and bond letter

 File — Box: SC1800-1849.002, Folder: 4168.01
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains a bill of sale for five slaves, a soft leather wallet, and a letter regarding a pre-Civil War bond, belonging to Jackson Napoleon Chadwick and his heirs. The wallet (7" tall and about 3.25" wide when closed) with an attached notepad includes notations that give a rare glimpse of the provenance of the wallet, from 1839 when it was given to Jackson Napoleon Chadwick by his brother S. W. Chadwick. Below this note is another written by Bessie Chadwick Minge...
Dates: 1839-1907

Wallet

 File — Box: SC1800-1849.002, Folder: 4168.02
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains a bill of sale for five slaves, a soft leather wallet, and a letter regarding a pre-Civil War bond, belonging to Jackson Napoleon Chadwick and his heirs. The wallet (7" tall and about 3.25" wide when closed) with an attached notepad includes notations that give a rare glimpse of the provenance of the wallet, from 1839 when it was given to Jackson Napoleon Chadwick by his brother S. W. Chadwick. Below this note is another written by Bessie Chadwick Minge...
Dates: 1839-1907

Samuel Shepard Conner Manuscript Essay, 1807-01-25

 Item — Box: SC1800-1849.002, item: 001
Scope and Contents Thirty-four pages of a manuscript essay dated January 25, 1807, attributed to Samuel Shepard Conner. There is a note in a later hand on the first page that states “Leaves found in an old blank book belonging to Samuel S. Conner dated January 26th, 1807.” The two-part essay discusses United States political affairs especially concerned with the military and conflict with France and other European Nations. The author discusses potential revolts of enslaved people in the southern United States...
Dates: 1807-01-25