Parole request collection, 1901.

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Parole request collection, 1901.

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This collection contains two parole requests from Foster in the form of a newspaper clipping and a handwritten request. Also included are copies of four 3 x 5 black and white photographs of black convicts, one of whom is named "Happy Will". The original photographs remain with the papers of Gov. Jelks.

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 6736618

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Jelks, William Dorsey, 1855-1931

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Alabama. Governor (1901-1907 : Jelks)

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Alabama. Governor 1900-1901 : Samford).

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Alabama. Board of Inspectors of Convicts.

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Foster, James Caldwell, 1943-

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Mathews County, Va., merchant and shipbuilder. From the description of Papers : of James Foster, 1796-1832. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 29489773 James Foster was a prisoner at the Alabama State Prison at Wetumpka, Ala. In 1901 James Foster wrote to Governor W.J. Samford and (after the governor's death) Governor W.D. Jelks requesting a pardon. To prove his worthiness to be considered he sent examples of his work as a photographer. Fr...

Samford, William James, 1844-1901

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William James Samford (1844-1901) of Opelika, Ala., was a planter, lawyer, United States representative, and governor of Alabama. Samford's son, Thomas Drake Samford (1868-1947) of Opelika, Ala., was a planter; lawyer; United States attorney for the Middle District of Alabama; Democratic party leader and member of the State Democratic Executive Committee, 1892-1894, and 1900-1940; businessman with interests in farming, trading, and manufacturing companies; real estate investor; Methodist layman;...

Happy Will (Prisoner).

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