J. Freeman Suttle correspondence, 1898-1931.

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J. Freeman Suttle correspondence, 1898-1931.

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The collection consists of the correspondence of J. Freeman Suttle of Felix, Alabama, circa 1898-1931. Letters discuss issues such as Alabama politics, agriculture, and local economic conditions. A significant portion of the correspondence concerns Suttle's business interests, particularly trade in African American convict labor. Correspondents discuss African American education and fraternal organizations, black codes, agricultural conditions, convict behavior, and financial concerns related to labor management. Debates regarding local, state and national Democratic Party candidates are also well represented. Political issues of interest include voting-fraud, election procedures, "the whiskey question," and "the negro issue." Regular correspondents include Judge W.L. Pitts, Sr., Dr. D.A. Tucker, and planter George Hughey. Copies of Suttle's responses are clipped to several of the letters. A Methodist church pew rental from New York and a death certificate, probably unrelated to J. Freeman Suttle, accompany the correspondence.

.25 linear ft. : (1 box)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Democratic Party (Ala.)

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Suttle, J. Freeman (James Freeman), 1866-1934

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