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Confederate States of America -- Politics and government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Bagby papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0102
Abstract

Contains materials, mostly photocopies, created by or relating to Arthur Bagby, the tenth governor of Alabama.

Dates: 1837

Campbell autograph album

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0265
Abstract

An "Atlantic Cable Charm Book" autograph album owned by a person named Campbell, containing the signature of Sam Houston and various handwritten poems.

Dates: 1859-1874

Confederate States of America, War Department, Nitre and Mining Bureau, District 10 letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0350
Abstract

Letter dated 4 October 1864, from W.H.C. Price, Superintendent of the C.S.A. War Department's Nitre and Mining District 10, to P.J. Weaver, requesting his urgent cooperation in the manufacturing of nitre.

Dates: 1864 October 4

Correspondence from Southern Secessionist Senators

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4397
Scope and Contents

A group of three papers pertaining to South Carolina Commissioner Isaac W. Hayne's efforts to negotiate a peaceful transition in the immediate aftermath of South Carolina's secession from the Union. The three correspondence letters are from Benjamin Fitzpatrick, Stephen R. Mallory, John Sidell, Isaac Hayne, Judah P. Benjamin, and others to President James Buchanan and other states in 1861.

Dates: 1961

Cruikshank family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0379
Abstract

Correspondence of an Alabama family, centered in Talladega and Birmingham

Dates: 1848-1909

Hansford D. Norrell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4218
Abstract

Hansford D. Norrell was a courier for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, transporting currency between Richmond, Virginia, and other Southern locations. This collection contains correspondence, receipts, newspaper clippings, and other materials documenting Norrell's activities on behalf of the Confederate government from 1861-1865.

Dates: 1861-1865, 1922

Prices of Domestic Produce in Confederate Treasury Notes from 1 January 1861 to 1 January 1865

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0352
Abstract

Prices of domestic produce in Confederate Treasury Notes from 1 January 1861 to 1 January 1865

Dates: 1861-1865

Thomas K. Jones Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0786
Abstract

This collection contains a miscellany of correspondence, financial papers, cotton sales records, Confederate bonds, and other items.

Dates: 1852 - 1909