Administrative files, 1831-1835.

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Administrative files, 1831-1835.

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This series consists of the administrative files of Governor John Gayle, containing letters, petitions, proclamations, acts, and financial records. Most of the items are letters sent to the Governor, though also included are some copies of Gayle's replies. Topics discussed include Indians, banking, road improvements, state stock, and furniture belonging to the General Assembly. The bulk of the series consists of proposals submitted to the Governor by various individuals for the printing and binding of Aiken's Digest of the Laws of the State of Ala and documents relating to the Creek Indian removal controversy. Of particular interest is a letter from David Crawford, Mobile Court Solicitor. Crawford includes a letter sent to the Mobile police by James McKee of Wilmington, N.C. McKee's letter informs the police that a slave named Jacob Cowan had been ordered to leave the area for distributing the "infamous" pamphlet, David Walker's Appeal. He was ordered to be sold to an interior state and was now residing in Mobile, Ala. Crawford wrote to Gayle to inform him of the situation and to urge that action be taken against slaves circulating "seditious" materials. Other items of interest relate to the conflict between Creek Indians and white settlers in eastern Ala. and the U.S. Bank. Also included is one letter concerning the removal of the Cherokee Indians from the area. Prominant correspondents include Jeremiah Austill, William Rufus King, John Murphy and Lewis Cass. Included is a handwritten copy of Gayle's proclamation "to the citizens of the counties situated in the Creek Nation," 1833 Oct. 7; and a handwritten copy of a letter sent by Gayle to "the former Chiefs and head men of the Creek Indians," 1834 June 16.

Originals: 4 folders.Copies: one microfilm reel.

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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