Collection of records from the Alabama and Mississippi Territories, 1806-1819.

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Collection of records from the Alabama and Mississippi Territories, 1806-1819.

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This collection consists of miscellaneous items relating to the Miss. and Ala. territories and their citizens. Includes powers of attorney, newspaper articles, correspondence, a letter of recommendation, an affidavit, and a speech. Consists of miscellaneous legal papers, 1807-1817; correspondence concerning Judge Harry Toulmin, 1819; miscellaneous records relating to military and Indian affairs, 1806-1807; letters from John Williams Walker to James Monroe and John Quincy Adams, 1818-1819; and miscellaneous newspaper articles, 1817-1818. Included are letters from Edwin Lewis to various U.S. government officials complaining of the conduct of Judge Toulmin; a transcript of William Weatherford's surrender speech to Andrew Jackson at Tohopeka (Horseshoe Bend), 1814 Mar. 18; transcripts of U.S. congressional records concerning Indian affairs in the area and letters from John Williams Walker to U.S. officials concerning actions of the Ala. territorial General Assembly.

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 6736339

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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Mississippi (Territory). Militia.

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Weatherford, William, 1765-1824.

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Walker, John Williams, 1783-1823

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John Williams Walker was a graduate of Princeton's Class of 1806 who later went on to become the first senator elected y the state of Alabama. From the description of John Williams Walker Letters, 1805-1809 (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 85772962 ...

Alabama (Territory). General Assembly.

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Lewis, Edwin.

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Toulmin, Harry, 1766-1823

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Toulmin and Vaughan had known each other in Philadelphia, and were friendly though not particularly close. From the description of Letter, 1796. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 213470974 Harry or Henry Toulmin was born in Somersetshire, England, the son of Reverend Joshua Toulmin. Harry also became a clergyman and affiliated with the Unitarians. Harry Toulmin immigrated to Virginia in 1791. He came to Kentucky in 1792 with letters of introduction fr...

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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James Monroe, fifth president of the United States of America (b. April 28, 1758, Monroe Hall, Virginia-d. July 4, 1831, New York, New York) fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and he practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a young politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, he was elected United States Senator. As Minister to France in 1794-1796, Monroe showed strong ...

Alabama (Territory). Militia.

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