Slavery -- Alabama -- History.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Ames and Hogan families papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2
Scope and Contents
The Ames and Hogan families papers document the history of the family from 1816-1910. The papers consist of correspondence, legal documents, speeches and essays, business receipts, an autograph album, and other items. Among the business receipts are those relating to Hogan’s business with James Nealley, documenting their trips from Ditto’s Landing to New Orleans, along with their cargo and business partners.
Dates:
1816 - 1910
Found in:
Manuscripts
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Ames and Hogan families papers
Eliza D. Howell Will
Collection
Identifier: MSS-212
Dates:
1836-9-24
Found in:
Manuscripts
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Eliza D. Howell Will
James Knox diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS.274
Scope and Contents
The James Knox diary, which begins in March 1848 and ends in February 1851, records the daily operations of his plantation in Pickens County, Alabama, including sowing, plowing, harvesting, and selling. He refers to several enslaved persons by name, most often Patrick and Alvin. Knox’s regular attendance at church and presbytery meetings is recorded in the diary, along with information about the pastors and their sermon texts. Ministers James Somerville, J. L. Kirkpatrick, Thomas Morrow, and...
Dates:
1848 - 1851
Found in:
Manuscripts
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James Knox diary