Minute books, 1832-1843.

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Minute books, 1832-1843.

This series consists of minute books, which are a record of the meetings of the president and the board of directors of the Branch Bank. Included are the descriptions of the various resolutions that were voted on, a record of how the members of the board voted on each resolution, the date of the meetings, and the names of board members. Also included is a record of the notes approved for discount and other decisions pertaining to the operation of the Branch Bank and the government of Alabama. The reading of letters from Gov. Benjamin Fitzpatrick is also recorded. In some of the volumes indexes are included. Some of the minute books also have newspaper clippings, announcing the sale of land and slaves, describing lawsuits, and announcing the commissioners' findings on good, bad and doubtful debts of the Branch Banks, glued to the inside front cover.

4 volumes.

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Alabama Branch of the Bank of the State of Alabama at Montgomery

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Alabama. Governor (1841-1845 : Fitzpatrick)

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Fitzpatrick, Benjamin, 1802-1869

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United States Senator from Alabama. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Washington], to J. S. Black, 1857 Mar. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530796 Benjamin Fitzpatrick, son of William and Anne Phillips Fitzpatrick, was born 30 June 1802 in Greene County, Ga. In 1816, he moved to Alabama, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1823. He retired from the practice of law in 1827 due to ill health and became a successful planter on...