Convict hire ledgers, 1885-1913.

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Convict hire ledgers, 1885-1913.

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This series records amounts due to the state by companies for the hire of convict labor. The ledger records the date, the reason for the account debit, and the amount. An index to account names is included. The ledgers include a record of the "Inspectors of Convicts" cash account, the "convict system" cash account, and the name of each company that hires convicts and their financial accounts. Included are the names of lumber companies, coal and iron companies, and railroads.

3 volumes.

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama. State Auditor (1875- )

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Authorities: Alabama Constitution of 1901, Including Amendments Ratified in 1966. Article V, Section 116. (Charlottesville: The Michie Company, 1967). Brookings, Robert S. Organization and Administration of the State Government of Alabama. (Washington, D.C.: Institute for Government Research of the Brookings Institution, 1932). The Code of Alabama. The Constitution of 1819: Article IV, Sec. 23 (p. 73), 1907; The Constitution of 1868: Article V, Se...