Clement Comer Clay came to Madison County from Tennessee. Though from a prominent family, Clay left Tennessee for Huntsville in 1811 with “enough cash to last a few days, two horses, a change of clothes, a few law books, a brace of pistols and a rifle, and a personal slave….his immediate intention was to establish […]
Touring Alabama in 1820, 18211 Written ca. 1820 by Adam Hodgson Part IV Natchez, State of Mississippi, 6th May, 1820. I mentioned in my last letter, that after crossing the bay on Sunday morning to go to church, I was disappointed to find no Protestant place of worship. I had travelled hard to reach Blakeley […]
The State of Society (Lawrence County, Alabama) by Col. Edmond Saunders written ca. 1890s The State of Society in a country depends on the material as well as moral causes, and these must be considered together in forming a correct estimate of the character of a people. Majority of settlers from good circumstances Most new […]
Women’s Equality Day is a day proclaimed each year by the United States President to commemorate the granting of the vote to women throughout the United States. In the United States, women were granted the right to vote on August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment to the United States was certified as law. Women’s […]
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