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Anonymous Travel Diary from Boston to New Orleans

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4281
Abstract

Travel diary recording events of an unnamed Northern man's 1842-1843 journey from Boston to New Orleans, with descriptions of many aspects of Southern life and culture, including slavery, society, and food.

Dates: 1842 - 1843

Berry Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4239
Abstract

The Berrys were a plantation- and slave-owning family from Coweta County, Georgia. This collection contains correspondence and other materials related to several Berry family members, particularly Judge Andrew J. Berry (1798-1883) and his sons William, Thomas, and Joel Berry. Materials document the family’s economic situation both before and after the US Civil War (1861-1865).

Dates: 1820-1882

Bill of Sale for Enslaved Man Named Zeke

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0012
Abstract

Bill of sale and warrantee for an enslaved person, Zeke, sold by W. S. Adkins of Lowndes County, Alabama, for $1600. The buyer's name is illegible.

Dates: 1860-02-16

Bird Pearson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1116
Abstract

A letter dated 28 December 1838, to R. S. Hazard of Rhode Island, ordering clothing for his slaves. Includes measurements.

Dates: 1838-12-28

Joseph Bryan Circular Letter Supporting Liberia

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3581
Abstract

Published circular letter from Bryan to US Congress concerning the African slave trade and Liberia

Dates: circa 1850

Collection pertaining to the death of Martin, enslaved earthworks laborer for the Confederacy in Charleston, South Carolina

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4341
Scope and Contents Eleven documents dated between September 14, 1863, and January 21, 1864, related to the conscripted labor and death of Martin, an enslaved man, and the evaluations and repayment to Thomas W. Chiles, a slaveowner. Martin, 24 years old, was conscripted by the Confederate government to build earthworks at a strategic location on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. Provided out of obligation to the Confederate Army, Martin suffered intensive labor and poor, disease-ridden conditions that caused...
Dates: 1863-09-14 - 1864-01-21

Susan A. Hart Palmer and Colonel Oliver Hazard Palmer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4245
Abstract The collection consists primarily of correspondence between Colonel Palmer and Mrs. Palmer while Mrs. Palmer travelled Europe with her children. Of particular interest are eight letters written by Mrs. Palmer, Helen Mumford, and “Julia” from 1862-1863 during the Civil War. Susan Augusta Hart Palmer (1824-1890) and Colonel Oliver Hazard Palmer (1814-1884) lived in Rochester and New York City, New York and had four children: Susan, Alice, Annie, and Oliver. Colonel Palmer fought in the...
Dates: 1860 - 1888

Commonplace book on Christianity and slavery

 Collection
Identifier: W-0032
Abstract

Commonplace book with entries addressing a number of topics, including church politics, theological concerns, childrearing practices, and slavery.

Dates: between 1840 and 1851

John Davis mortgage

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0406
Abstract

A mortgage dated 20 June 1835 on slaves made out to Whitman Brane company in Montgomery County, Alabama.

Dates: 1835 June 20

Dillard Family Ledgers

 Collection — Box: 4313.001
Identifier: MSS-4313
Scope and Contents Two account ledger books belonging to the Dillard family of Lovingston, Virginia, containing business and farming records, laborers and slaves’ specific activities, labor contracts, worker wages, and personal opinions from the Dillards on their workers and slaves between 1859-1888.The entries pertaining to labor contracts describe the terms of involuntary servitude placed upon African American workers in exchange for food, meals, and housing. Included in these entries are...
Dates: 1859 - 1888

Early University of Alabama Administrative Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-001
Abstract

The record group contains many early extant records of The University of Alabama and includes materials documenting a wide range of functions, persons, and aspects of the University.

Dates: 1820 - 1920

Estate Document of Edmund Townsend

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4715
Scope and Contents This manuscript legal document, dated July 30, 1853, from Madison County, Alabama, records financial transactions involving enslaved individuals who contributed crops to their enslaver, Edmund C. Townsend. Justice of the Peace G. B. Strother documented estate information and financial accounts on behalf of the deceased Townsend, including $35.30 allocated to "sundry of his negroes" for their previous year’s crops and $23.00 specifically due to an enslaved person named Woodson for cotton,...
Dates: 1853 July 30

William Gary receipt

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0563
Abstract

Receipt dated 28 January 1836 for a 19 year old slave, Bradley, bought by William Gary from Linoir Lassiter.

Dates: 1836 January 28

George Benagh promissory note

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1603
Abstract

Promissory note dated January 1, 1858, in which The University of Alabama agreed to pay $150 to W. J. Hays for the use of a slave named Paul for one year. The note was signed by George Benagh, a professor acting on behalf of the University.

Dates: 1858-01-01

George W. Oliver Receipt

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1080
Abstract

A receipt for slave named Anderson, aged about 8 years, sold to Jonathan Orr of Morgan County, Alabama.

Dates: 1833-01-12

Georgia Census 1850 and 1860

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0566
Abstract

Handwritten census records for counties in Georgia. Contains information on numbers of slaves, acres of improved and unimproved land, and value of farms. Summary information provided for some counties. Counties included (1850): Elbert, Franklin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Greene, Gordon, Hall, Harris, Heard, Henry, and Houston. Counties included (1860): Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Glynn, Gordon, Hall, Harrid, Heard, Houston, Lowndes, and Montgomery.

Dates: unknown

James Lockhart Goodloe letterbook

 Collection
Identifier: W-0089
Abstract

Contains one letterbook, which includes the autobiography of James Lockhart Goodloe, a Tennessee lawyer.

Dates: 1876

Archimedes Hank petition and letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0619
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.

Dates: 1836

Hugh Davis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1611
Abstract

Extensive correspondence, business records, and receipts of this Marion, Alabama, plantation owner and attorney, and his family.

Dates: 1820 - 1898

Isaiah Garrett Business Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4231
Abstract

A business ledger belonging to Isaiah Garrett (1812-1874)--a lawyer, politician, and plantation owner in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. The ledger contains entries on 326 pages, in which both Mr. Garrett’s legal practice and his plantation are covered.

Dates: 1838 - 1861

Jones and Callaway Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3031
Abstract

Family papers containing letters, a farm journal, and writings of members of the Jones and Callaway families in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida

Dates: 1845-1940; Majority of material found in 1860-1900

Manly Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0900
Abstract

Includes the papers of Basil Manly, president of the University of Alabama, 1837-1855, and a founder of Furman University, which reflect the history of the period as well as his life as theologian and educator. It also contains materials created and gathered by other Manly family members, including his sons Basil and Charles, president of Furman University, 1881-1897.

Dates: 1818 - 1930

Martha Jane Coleman Banks commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0111
Abstract

Commonplace book containing diary entries, recipes, miscellaneous writings, newspaper clippings, and poems; created by Martha Jane Coleman Banks of Columbus, Mississippi.

Dates: Circa 1848-1865

Richard Holmes Powell papers

 Collection
Identifier: W-0079
Abstract

Correspondence, essays, and speeches written by and to Richard Holmes Powell of Union Springs,Alabama, and includes the essay "On the Management of Slaves."

Dates: 1833 - 1905

Sarah E. King Trust Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0821
Abstract

Contains financial records kept by the Sarah E. King trust in Marion, Perry County, Alabama, and includes receipts for household purchases as well as payment to physicians for treatment of King and her slaves

Dates: 1852 - 1860

J. H. Schraebel Bill of Sale

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4020
Abstract

Bill of sale for four slaves, Spotswood, Eacly, and two children, William and Thomas.

Dates: 1841 January 30

Searcy Family Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1236
Abstract

A record of births, marriages and deaths of members of the Searcy family as kept in a Bible; also a list of births, possibly of slaves, 179?-1853.

Dates: 1767 - 1887

Septimus D. Cabaniss papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0252
Abstract

Legal and personal papers of the Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, attorney, S.D. Cabaniss, who served as executor for the estate of Samuel Townsend. Also includes materials of other Huntsville attorneys and of the S.D. Cabaniss family.

Dates: 1820-1937

Shelby Iron Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1261
Abstract Contains records of the Shelby Iron Company from 1862 to 1930, including correspondence, directors' minutes, stockholder records, manufacturing records (charcoal reports, stable reports, mining, time books, payrolls by department), commissary records, grist mill toll books, furnace record books, and many other records. It also includes records of a subsidiary, Shelby Manufacturing and Improvement Company, 1890-1923. The virtually complete set of manufacturing records also parallels the...
Dates: 1862-1930

State v. Orr and Stovall Depositions

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1338
Abstract

Unsigned depositions of James B. Tatom and Dr. Henry Pendleton regarding the death of a slave, Jerry, belonging to John Tatom. Location unknown.

Dates: 1848

Thomas Bayley Lawson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1622
Abstract

Written from Mobile, Alabama, by Thomas Bayley Lawson, a portrait and miniature painter active primarily in Massachusetts, to Rufus Spaulding, in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Speaks in great detail about business conditions and the high cost of living in Mobile. Makes observations on the treatment of slaves in the city.

Dates: 1838-01-19

William Todd and John H. Bilks slave rental invoice

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2213
Abstract

A contract between William Todd and John H. Bilks employing hands of William Todd's estate for the commencement of a cotton gin.

Dates: 1841 - 1842

University of Alabama Faculty Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-154
Abstract

This record group contains records of The University of Alabama faculty from 1831-1922, including early correspondence and minutes of faculty meetings.

Dates: 1831 - 1922

W. C. Revis Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1187
Abstract

A letter dated 8 February 1832 to Jonathan Rutherford. Discusses "our own Virginia," Revis's health, his views of the political situation, slavery and "Cousin Emily" (apparently Rutherford's wife).

Dates: 1832-02-08

W. L. Palfrey Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1095
Abstract

Letter dated 29 June 1865, from St. Mary's Parish, Louisiana to his brother, in an attempt to reconcile, they having parted over this issue of slavery. Addresses the war's effect on him and his family, his reduction to poverty, and his present circumstances.

Dates: 1865-06-29

Wade Hall Collection on Slavery in the United States

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4250
Abstract

The Wade Hall Collection on Slavery in the United States contains receipts, correspondence, and other materials that document the presence of enslaved African Americans in the US South.

Dates: 1796-2005

William A. Stickney diary

 Collection
Identifier: W-0057
Abstract

Diary of Episcopal minister William A. Stickney contains entries dated from 1841-1847. The diary documents Stickney's life as a college student at LaGrange College in Franklin County, Alabama, the University of Alabama, and the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Entries provide information about Stickney's daily life, as well as descriptions of religious services he attended and led, and a description of his personal devotions.

Dates: 1841-1847

William S. Wright letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2210
Abstract

A letter from William S. Wright of Pittsford, Vermont, to Emerson R. Wright in Greenville, Alabama. The letter discusses education, family matters, and the evils of slavery.

Dates: 1840 February 24

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