Friday, July 31, 2020

Anne Newport Royall – relates how Huntsville celebrated President Washington’s birthday in 1821...

 
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Anne Newport Royall – relates how Huntsville celebrated President Washington's birthday in 1821

[Anne Newport Royall was alive to witness the Revolutionary War and recorded her sentiments about the experience in this letter written on President Washington's birthday Feb 22, 1822 while residing in Huntsville, Alabama] In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. […]

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PATRON + Original Newspaper Advertisements from Montgomery 1821

ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS MONTGOMERY HOTEL The subscriber informs the public, that his large and commodious House is now finished and ready for the reception and accommodation of TRAVELERS. It is well furnished, and all the exertions in the power of the subscriber shall be made to render it comfortable to those who may call upon […]

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PATRON – Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama – Sheriff Notices for land sales and sale of slave in 1839

Patron – Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama – Sheriff Notices for land sales and sale of slave in 1839 (Transcribed extracts from Bellefonte Courier and Jackson County Republican, April 11, 1839) NOTICE BY virtue of one Fi – Fa., to me directed from the Hon., the county court of Jackson county, I shall proceed to sell […]

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PATRON + FUNNY FRIDAY – humor from 1903 – still funny today

Didn’t Use His Own Medicine Doctor – Take this medicine as directed and your cold will be gone in two or three days. Patient – You seem quite hoarse, doctor. Doctor – Yes; I’ve had a bad cold for four weeks. (Chums) Diplomacy "Nebber ax a man to lend you 25 cents," said Uncle Eben. […]

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