Collection, 1860-1946.

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Collection, 1860-1946.

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Collection, 1860-1946, of genealogical materials, letters, and clippings. The genealogical materials center on James L. Pugh, and include a biographical sketch of him in the letter, 1944 Nov. 8, from Joel D. Jones, in Dixon's Mill, Marengo Co., Ala., to Mrs. W.M. Caskey, in Forsyth, Ga. There is also material related to the Pugh and Tillman families in Ga. and Ala. The letters, 1884 Dec. 6 - 1903 Oct. 10, include two letters to Pugh, and one letter from Pugh, arranged chronologically. The first letter, 1884 Dec. 6, is from R.E. Morgan, in Holyoke, Mass., to Pugh, in Eufaula, Barbour Co., Ala. In it Morgan discusses genealogical information about the Pugh family, especially his mother, Rachel Pugh. The second letter, 1906 Jan. 19, is from Pugh to his daughter, Laura Theresa, the wife of Alfred W. Cochran, regarding his bout with the disease shingles (herpes zoster) and the treatment he was taking for it. The third letter is from Henderson M. Somerville, in Washington, D.C., to Pugh, in Eufaula. In it Somerville discussed his pending dismissal by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt from his position with the New York General Appraiser's office apparently for his critical view of Roosevelt's attitude toward southern blacks, and requesting Pugh to ascertain whether that criticism was the primary cause for his pending dismissal. Newspaper clippings are enclosed with the letter. Clippings, 1860-1910, one of which is a letter to the editor by Pugh, including the 1860 Dec. 5 typed transcript of his letter reprinted in the Montgomery Daily Mail regarding his views on secession; at least two of which are letters to the editor by Alpheus Baker supporting Pugh in the 1870's, other letters to the editor supporting Pugh; and many articles when Pugh died in 1907, including the New York Times, the Atlanta Constitution, the New Orleans Times Democrat, the Mobile Register, the Memphis Commercial Appeal, the Birmingham Ledger (Ala.), and many others, on 1907 Mar. 9-16.

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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United States. Customs Department. Board of General Appraisers (New York).

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Democratic Party (Ala.)

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The 1860 Democratic National Convention was one of the crucial events in the lead-up to the American Civil War. The official Democratic national convention adjourned in deadlock without choosing a candidate for President. A resumed official convention nominated Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois for President and former Senator Herschel V. Johnson of Georgia for Vice President. A "rump" convention, primarily Southerners, nominated Vice President John C. Breckinridge for Presiden...

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, served 1901-1909. From the description of DS, 1904 March 1. : Washington, D.C. Homestead Certificate. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15210791 26th president of the United States, 1901-1909. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt letters, 1917, 1918. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213408920 Roosevelt was then Governor of New York. Chapman was one of the founders of the New York St...

Tillman family.

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Pugh, Rachel.

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Pugh, James L. (James Lawrence), 1820-1907

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Representative and senator from Alabama. From the description of Signature to printed form : Washington, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270615788 Pugh, a lawyer from Eufaula, Alabama, was elected to Congress in 1859 and resigned in 1860 when Alabama seceeded from the Union. He served in the Confederate Congress, 1862-1865. In 1880, he was elected to the U.S. Senate and served until 1897. From the description of Papers, 1888-1905. (Auburn University). Worl...

Morgan, R.E.

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Caskey, W.M.

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Pugh family.

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Somerville, Henderson M.

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Cochran, Laura (Laura Theresa).

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