Correspondence files, 1853-1857.

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Alabama. Governor (1853-1857 : Winston). Correspondence files, 1853-1857.

Correspondence files, 1853-1857.

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The first part of this series contains incoming and outgoing letters regarding banking and bank examinations, railroads, plankroads, and slavery. The second part of this series contains incoming and outgoing letters on various topics, including attendance at the Southern Commercial Convention, illustrations for a book titled, "The Progress of the United States," room reservations by Col. Baldwin, the paying of fees, and delivery of the "Journal of the House of Representatives." Many pieces contain the original letter and the response on one sheet. Correspondence on slavery includes resolutions (printed) from New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Mass. regarding the spread of slavery to new territories, the Dred Scott bill, and the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. Included are exchanges between Gov. Winston and Gov. Henry Gardner of Massachusetts. Another issue addressed in several letters is the sale of liquor to slaves. The correspondence for 1854 includes a report by engineeers specifying improvements to be made on the Tombigby river. The report outlines seventeen areas from Black Bluff and Crooner Shoals to Emmets Bar and Turner Shoals enumerating work needed at each area. Also included with this report are letters from pilots as to the danger of the obstructions on the river. Correspondents in 1855 included W.C. Allen, Alabama Secretary of State, R.T. Scott, and Jacob Harris. Attached to the Harris letter is a newspaper clipping from the March 10, 1855, Thursday evening edition of the Tribune regarding the sentencing of George Carmelich (also spelled Carmeliche). Within the correspondence of 1856 are several letters regarding information on weights and measures from A.D. Barker, Superintendent, visits to the capital by various local officials, the availability of public lands, books for the Naval Library at Annapolis, and the State Penitentiary. There is one printed document from the Secretary of the American Medical Association regarding a report on "Hydrophobia: its Origin and Development, as influenced by climate, season and other circumstances." Correspondence of 1857 pertains to widely varied topics including wharfage in Mobile, land patents, assurance of appointments, an apology for being unavailable to Col. James Weaver due to illness. Letters referring to banking and bank examinations include correspondents Central Bank of Montgomery, Central Bank of Alabama, Branch Bank of Huntsville, the Southern Bank of Alabama, Commercial Bank of Selma and the Commercial Bank of Alabama.

.25 cubic ft. (9 folders).

Alabama Department of Archives and History