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Receipt for Oscar Goldsmith payment to Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital.
Receipt for Oscar Goldsmith's payment of five dollars to Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital. The hospital is located in Hot Springs, Arkansas and is a mental health facility and, at this time, a nursing school that existed until 1952. -
Pettus, David Walker (ancestor), 1805
Contain wills and related documents, the backs of which containing handwritten names. The contents of the wills include property and slaves being bequeathed to his family . -
Pettus, Edmond Winston Death Address [by Mr. Johnson], 1908
Contains a multi-page obituary related to the death of Edmund Winston Pettus containing addresses from multiple different people he has known throughout his life. Some of the pages have handwritten notes and symbols on the front and back. -
Pettus, Herbert E. Bound Scrapbook, Material from 1902 - 1911
This section contains a scrapbook from Herbert E. Pettus which contains posters, correspondence and photographs related to Herbert's time in college. Some items have notes describing what they are or the context surrounding them underneath. -
Pettus, Richard E. Information and Correspondence, 1911 - 1929
This section contains numerous handwritten correspondence letters and envelopes related to Richard E. Pettus including Huntsville Times article snippets recording his death. -
March Order Number 1.
This order calls for all units of the Alabama National Guard to proceed from Fort Benning to their home stations. -
"Annex #1 to accompany March Order No. 1".
This annex discusses the schedules, vehicle use, and uniforms for March Order Number 1. -
Planters Warehouse & Storage Co. Grade Marks.
Grade marks as specified for Planters Warehouse & Storage Company in Huntsville, Alabama. Handwritten note: Anderson Clayton Grades. -
Reweights on I. Schiffman & Company cotton.
Itemized worksheets of reweights of cotton for I. Schiffman & Company. The final two documents are receipts for reweights for West Huntsville Land Co. and Dixie Warehouse & Storage Co. -
Departure Schedule #293-D.
The schedule states the train, station, baggage car, troop, mealtime, and number of box lunches for personnel. A note at the end states that the loading plan will be given out at the departure meeting on 15 November 1945. -
Correspondence to Oscar Goldsmith regarding fifty shares of Dallas Mnfg. Co. stock.
The first letter notes that they are "drawing on [Goldsmith]" for $2,250.00 for 25 shares as they could only get 25 shares according to the handwritten note at the botton. Plater also asks if Goldsmith is in the market for more stock. The second and third letter details fifty available shares of Dallas Mnfg. Co. stock at $87.50 per share and confirms Goldsmith's purchase of said shares. -
Copy of "Tale of the Old Times: When the Train Stalled" by Arnold Pollak.
A copy of a story written by Arnold Pollak titled "Tales of the Old Times: When the Train Stalled." This article recounts a time when Pollak's train was stalled in Texas and, being told it would be two more more hours before it started moving again, he engaged in trading fish and wanted to trade the samples for a new cigar jobber. When the train started moving before he was done, Pollak started running but unable to catch the train, Pollak's friend Oscar Goldsmith pulled the rope to stop the train. Handwritten note reads: "Copy from the Tobacco Leaf N. Y. of May 29/26". -
Partial statement of John P. Pool.
In these pieces of John's statement, John corroborates that which his wife Sarah said in her statement. The small pieces of paper detail the strange stories told by Mrs. Hazel that were out of character and not representative of the people she spoke of. He also mentions what she stated of the murder of the man she cannot name and how a Mrs. Jones assisted by covering the "offensive smell." He also writes of Mrs. Hazel's accusations of Mrs. McDavid stealing her money and medicines. In the larger piece, John Pool brings up the porch location that she supposedly witnessed the murdered man from. -
Statement of Sarah Pool.
The statement of Sarah Pool tells of her encounter with Mrs. Hazel in 1845 in Mississippi. She details the "strange stories" told by Mrs. Hazel and how she accused Mrs. McDavid of stealing and had "opened her bundle," a reference made in William Conner's letter to Abner Tate, that supposedly contained some medicines. Mrs. Hazel then asked Sarah to convey the story to Mrs. McDavid to which Sarah said Mrs. McDavid acted surprised at the accusations. Sarah also tells how Mrs. Hazel spoke of Mr. Tate and his right hand man involved in the murder of a man who she could not name. -
Agreement of interest between Laura M. Powell and W. T. Hutchens.
This official agreement states that Laura M. Powell will pay 6.5 percent interest instead of 8 on her note of June 14, 1920, to be due on December 14, 1929. Written on The First National Bank in Huntsville, Alabama letterhead. -
Letter from Martha Holliman in Lynchburg, Virginia, to Frances Roberts in Huntsville, Alabama.
Holliman was one of Roberts' students at Huntsville High School. She describes her first days at Randolph-Macon College and thanks Roberts for her excellent teaching. -
"The Battalions-History of the 1108th Engineer Combat Group".
This pamphlet was mailed to a Mr. William Rate. It includes photographs of the commanders, a list of "Those Who Are Still There" to chronicle who died overseas and where, and the history of the 1108th Engineer Combat Group. -
"Remarks by Patrick Richardson to the UAH President's Council November 1, 1996 on the M. Louis Salmon Library Dedication."
Richardson's comments include a biographical sketch of Salmon with details of his World War II service, law career, and civic involvement. Richardson also notes Salmon's involvement in the UAH Foundation. -
Handwritten letter from W. E. Rinkley to S. Schiffman.
W. E. Rinkley tells S. Schiffman that he has already paid the man who built a hen house and garden. He also tells Schiffman that he has reached out to Mr. Landers regarding his taxes and asks Schiffman to reach out and see what is happening there as Landers has not replied to Rinkley. -
Receipt of payment from Samuel Strauss
Receipt of payment of $29.00 from Samuel Strauss for land taxes in Kossuth County, Iowa. Signed bythe treasurer, S. S. Rist. -
Roberts, Baker L. Checks, 1911
Contains numerous checks from Baker L. Roberts to numerous people and institutions. -
Roberts, Baker (husband) to Roberts, Lucy Lee (Cabaniss), 1887 - 09 - 18
This folder contains numerous correspondence and letters between Baker L. Roberts and his wife Lucy Lee Cabaniss. -
Cabaniss, Septimus D. to Roberts, Baker, 1889 - 02 - 11
This folder contains numerous correspondence and envelopes from Septimus D. Cabaniss to Baker L. Roberts. -
Roberts, Ellen D. Mortgage to Woodard, Mrs. Mayme G.,1940 - 01 - 24
This folder contains various document types including bonds, correspondence, deeds, notes, and others. -
Roberts, Ellen D. to _____, Ed, 1937 - 07 - 05
This folder contains envelopes and correspondence from Ellen D. Roberts to an unknown individual, potentially Earle Edna. -
Frances C. Roberts at the time of her graduation from Alabama State Teachers College in Livingston, Alabama.
Roberts received a Bachelor of Science from Alabama State Teachers College in 1937. The college is known today as the University of West Alabama.