Appointments correspondence, 1835-1837.

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Appointments correspondence, 1835-1837.

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The Governor of Ala. is responsible for making appointments to various state and local offices and for signing grants and commissions. This series consists of correspondence relating to appointments, resignations, commissions and contested elections. Included are letters of recommendation and petitions. Local offices represented include postal officials, judges, sheriffs, and notary publics. There are a number of recommendations for the office of Bibb Co. sheriff. State office vacancies include the Attorney General, Salt Springs agent, and Director of the Mobile Branch of the Bank of the State of Ala. Of particular interest is a commission for William R. King to serve in the U.S. Senate, 1835, and a letter requesting the appointment of a county health officer for Russell Co. due to a smallpox epidemic in Jirard (Girard), Ala. and a copy of Clay's reply.

Originals: 5 folders.Copies: 1 microfilm reel.

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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King, William R. (William Rufus), 1786-1853

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William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th vice president of the United States for six weeks in 1853 before his death. Earlier he had been elected as a U.S. representative from North Carolina and a senator from Alabama. He also served as minister to France during the reign of King Louis Philippe I. A Democrat, he was a Unionist and his contemporaries considered him to be a moderate on the issues of sectionalism, slavery ...

Alabama. Governor (1835-1837 : Clay)

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office

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Authorities: 1901 Alabama Constitution, Art. V, Sec. 112, 114-115, 117-118, 127, 129, 132, 136-137; Art. VII, Sec. 173; Amendment III; Amendment 282. Alabama Code, Sec. 12-3-32; 16-24-30, 23-1-5 to 23-1-6; 36-15-1 to 36-15-21. Acts 1933, No. 177, p. 189 (Extra Session). Acts 1935, No. 509, p. 1096. Acts 1959, No. 542, p. 1318. Acts 1969, No. 740, p. 1315. Alabama Government Manual, 1982. ...

Alabama. Salt Springs Agent.

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Clay, C.C. 1789-1866.

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