South Around to Cross Ellicott's Line: photographic scrapbook, 1938.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

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Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette was born at Chavaniac, Auvergne, in 1757, to an old, illustrious family of the provincial and military nobility. He lost both his parents early: his father was killed by the British at the Battle of Minden when Lafayette was two years old (1759), and when he was thirteen and attending the prestigious Collège de Plessis in Paris both his mother and grandfather died (1770). The latter's death left Lafayette with a si...

Tatum, Howell, 1753-1822

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Howell Tatum (1753-1822) was an officer in the American Revolution and the War of 1812. He was also a merchant, engineer, and lawyer, and served as attorney general and superior court judge in Tennessee. In the American Revolution Tatum fought with the First Regiment, North Carolina Continental Line, rising to the rank of major. He was charter member of the North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati. Tatum migrated to Tennessee around 1788. Between 1793-1812 he engaged in general merchandisi...

Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

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Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer. A Founding Father, he served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805. His role in helping form the nation, however, would be overshadowed when he killed fellow Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel. The duel led to the collapse of Burr's political career and tarnished his legacy in American history. Burr was born t...

Claiborne, Ferdinand Leigh, 1772-1815

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The brother of Governor William C. C. Claiborne, Ferdinand served as brigadier general of the Mississippi Territory militia during the War of 1812. From the description of Claiborne, Ferdinand Leigh, papers, 1803-1815. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 32378051 Army officer. From the description of Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne papers, 1802-1813. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453351 The Creek Indian attack on Fort Mims was one of the pr...

Brannon, Peter A. (Peter Alexander), 1882-

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Peter Alexander Brannon was born at Seale, Russell Co., Ala., 30 Aug. 1882. He was educated at the public school, Seale High School, and graduated in 1900 from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, majoring in pharmaceutical chemistry. He married Frances Frazer in Columbus, Ga., on 5 Oct. 1904. After practicing as a pharmacist in Columbus, Ga., Talladega, Ala., Troy, Ala., and Montgomery, Ala., Brannon began working at the Alabama Dept. of Archives and History (ADAH) on 1 F...

Claiborne Masonic Hall (Claiborne, Ala.)

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Reno, Jesse Lee, 1823-1862

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U.S. Army officer during the Mexican War and Civil War; killed at the Battle of South Mountain, Md., in 1862; Reno, Nev., is named after him. From the description of Jesse Lee Reno papers, 1846-1862. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 166428627 Brevet Captain, Ordnance. From the description of Letter, Camp Floyd, Utah Territory, 1858 December 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122480066 Brevet Captain, Ordance. From the gu...

Dinkins, James, 1845-1939

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Camp, Thomas

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Rushton, Marion.

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Patterson, S. Howard

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Blakely, Josiah

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Martin, Thomas W. (Thomas Wesley), 1881-1964

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Thomas W. Martin attended the University of Alabama and eventually became General Counsel for the Alabama Power Company in 1912. In 1920 he was made President of the company, a post which he held until 1949. Thomas Martin was also involved in other organizations including the Southern Research Institute of Birmingham, the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Association of Science and Industry. From the description of Printed materials, 1931-196...

Slade, J.B.

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Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883

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General and Chief of Ordnance for the Confederate States Army; later, president of the University of Alabama. From the description of Extracts from my notes written chiefly soon after the close of the war, [ca. 1865]. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29452282 Born in Dauphin County, Pa., Josiah Gorgas graduated from West Point in 1841 and was assigned to the ordnance corps. He served in the Mexican-American War and was promoted to captain in 1855. In 1853, he mar...

McIntosh, John J.

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Monroe, James H.

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School teacher at Mansion House in Nauvoo, Ill. of the children of Joseph Smith, Mormon leader, for his wife Emma after Smith's death in 1844. Also taught the children of Brigham Young and several other Mormon families. From the description of Diary, April 1845-May 1845. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 48749273 ...

Alabama Power Company

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The Alabama Power Company was organized in 1906 and has had a major impact on the economic development of the state of Alabama. The company has been involved in the hydroelectric developments of the Coosa River, the Tallapoosa River and the Tennessee River-Muscle Shoals area. From the description of Edison Electric Institute records, 1943-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122439439 The Alabama Power Company, a public utility organization, was incorporated in ...

Deer, Mrs.

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Eastin, Thomas.

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Richards, William J. (William Joseph), 1936-

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Chastang, John, Dr.

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Bush, Evelyn.

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Haynes, H.

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Hoagland, T.

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Chastang, Poline.

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Deer, W.E.

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Russell, Gilbert Christian

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Stoddert, Benjamin, 1751-1813

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First Secretary of the Navy, 1798-1801. From the description of Letter : Georgetown, to Messrs. Samuel & J. Smith, Baltimore, 1786 March 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22919290 From the description of Letter : Georgetown, to John Templeman, Philadelphia, 1792 Oct. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22919313 Benjamin Stoddert, a Maryland native, was the first Secretary of the Navy, serving from 1789 to 1801. He built a powerful fleet and established the Marine...

Craig, James, -1795

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James D. Craig was a captain of a Tennessee volunteer company, Jackson's Army, in the War of 1812, and later served at Fort Claiborne, Ala. in the Creek and Seminole Wars. From the description of Scrapbook, 1814-1827. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122562433 ...

MacCafferty, Mrs.

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McKee, John, 1771-1832

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Indian agent and U.S. representative from Alabama. From the description of Papers of John McKee, circa 1792-1825. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132201 Epithet: of Glasgow? BA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001085.0x0000f5 McKee was a Choctaw Indian agent, and served on treaty conventions with the Choctaws, Cherokees, and Chickasaws, and was a native of Va. He was in the Choctaw nation a...

McCafferty, E.C. Dr.

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Hamilton, Peter J. (Peter Joseph), 1859-1927

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Peter Joseph Hamilton was a lawyer in Mobile, Ala. who also served as a federal judge in Puerto Rico. He authored books on Mobile history. From the description of Photographs, [190-]-[199-]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122587175 ...

Kirby, Ephraim, 1757-1804

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Revolutionary soldier, lawyer, state legislator, and land speculator, of Litchfield, Conn. From the description of Ephraim Kirby case reports, 1785-1789. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 771945415 From the description of Ephraim Kirby legal notes, 1785-1787. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 772089064 From the description of Ephraim Kirby letter, 1787 Apr. 16. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 610217434 ...

Gorgas, Amelia Ross.

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Dellet, James, 1788-1848

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Tate, David Franklin

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David Moniac was a cotton planter who also served as a major in the U.S. Army, and was killed in the Florida War against the Seminoles. He was related to the McGillivray and Weatherford families of Ala. From the description of Letter and receipt, 1822. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122381417 ...

Alabama. Mount Vernon Hospital.

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Reed, Israel

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Weatherford, William, approximately 1780-1824

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Cain, Ed.

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Albert, Clayton.

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McIntosh Post Office (McIntosh, Ala.)

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Barron, Monroe.

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McGillivray, Alexander, approximately 1740-1793

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