Militia files, 1831.

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Militia files, 1831.

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The Ala. Governor acts as the Commander-in-Chief of the State Militia. This series consists of correspondence, petitions and a proclamation concerning the militia and military affairs. Two letters, one from Huntsville and one from Tuscaloosa, ask for increased equipment, supplies and men to protect against possible slave insurrections following the Nat Turner rebellion in Virginia.

Copies: One microfilm reel.

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 8251078

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Moore, Samuel B., 1789-1846

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Alabama. Governor (1831: S. Moore)

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Turner, Nat, 1800?-1831

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Nat Turner (b. Oct. 2, 1800, Southampton County, VA-d. Nov. 11, 1831, Southampton County, VA) was born into slavery as the property of Benjamin Turner and later his son Samuel Turner. On Aug. 21, 1831, he led a two-day rebellion of slaves and free blacks in Southampton County, Virginia. After the rebellion was suppressed, Turner escaped but was captured in Oct 1831. He was hanged Nov. 11, 1831....