Administrative files, 1841-1845.

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Administrative files, 1841-1845.

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This series consists of Governor Fitzpatrick's administrative files, containing reports, correspondence, financial records, petitions, acts and resolutions. Much of the series is concerned with financial matters in Ala. while other topics covered include publications from other states, the University of Ala., and the state of education in a few of the counties. Included in the miscellaneous subseries is correspondence dealing with the state's unsettled claims on the federal government resulting from the Creek Indian War; a letter from A.P. Bagby asking for aid in helping Mobile recover from two fires and a yellow fever epidemic; letters reporting an outbreak of smallpox in Henry Co.; copies of resolutions from RI, NH, and ME giving opinions on the imprisonment of Thomas W. Dorr in RI; and a copy of the rules and regulations, drafted 1843, governing the Alabama penitentiary. The subseries also contains correspondence with the U.S. Dept. of Treasury discussing money due to Ala. resulting from the sale of public lands. The county subseries consists of reports from twenty-nine counties in the state showing the amount of money raised through taxes; the type of taxes collected; types of expenditures; and to what extent the counties were in debt. The State Bank subseries includes reports from the commissions that were investigating the different branches; correspondence expressing opinions on the bank situation; and copies of legislative acts regarding the bank. Much of the series is concerned with the Mobile Branch Bank.

Originals .35 cubic ft. (1 archives box and 4 oversized folders).Copies 2 microfilm reels.

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Bagby, A.P. 1794-1858.

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Alabama. Bank of the State of Alabama.

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Fitzpatrick, Benjamin, 1802-1869

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United States Senator from Alabama. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Washington], to J. S. Black, 1857 Mar. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530796 Benjamin Fitzpatrick, son of William and Anne Phillips Fitzpatrick, was born 30 June 1802 in Greene County, Ga. In 1816, he moved to Alabama, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1823. He retired from the practice of law in 1827 due to ill health and became a successful planter on...