Southern States -- Politics and government

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Minutes and roll of Alabama's delegation, who were "accredited to the Baltimore and Richmond Democratic convention" in Richmond, Virginia, in 1860.

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Letter from the Governor of Mississippi to Alabama Governor John Murphy regarding an unsettled financial transaction between the two states.

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Letter from nephew to uncle discussing the chances of various political candidates in the 1860 election

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Typescript copy of a letter written by Clay, dated 1 July 1844, from his plantation, Ashland, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Stephen F. Miller of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, commenting on the possible annexation of Texas.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a letter written by George Lunt to Jefferson Davis in Boston, 1860, on the eve of the Civil War. In the letter, Lunt expresses sympathy toward Southern concerns and emphasizes the importance of fostering communication between different regions of the country to reduce tensions. He recalls past interactions with Davis, discusses his brief visit to Washington, and conveys his impressions of the political climate in the South.Lunt also highlights the role...

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A substantial collection of papers and materials relating to James Bowron, one of the nineteenth century iron and mining pioneers in the Deep South. It includes Bowron's 1632-page, unpublished autobiography, as well as his daily journals, letters, and pictures.

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Letters from Brown, most of them to his friend and business associate General Ira R. Foster, Quartermaster General of the State of Georgia during the Civil War. Also contains copies of letters between Brown and Georgia politician Howell Cobb, regarding appointing Foster as a special railway postal agent for north Georgia and north Alabama.

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This item is an intercepted letter from Judah P. Benjamin, Confederate Secretary of State, to Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, a Confederate politician and diplomat, regarding the slave trade. The letter provides insight into Benjamin’s perspectives on slavery and its role in Confederate policy.

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This collection consist of audio cassettes featuring recordings of Republican National Convention 1972; Black Caucus at Republican National Convention in Miami 1972; Telephone interview with Radio Station KCW in Seattle, Washington; Norman E. Jones Political Talk; Roasting of Norman E. Jones; S. Rutledge; Hill-Mason; Wash Marrisett; unidentified.

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Letters written to Charles H. Scott and others concerning Republican party politics in Alabama.

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Newspaper clippings, transcripts of interviews, press releases and presidential convention media packets, covering people and events and their influence on Alabama.

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The collection consists of one letter and two pamphlets related to trade and diplomacy in the antebellum South.