Letter from William H. Terrell in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, to John D. Terrell in Marion County, Alabama.
In the letter William discusses sickness in the area; the death of a couple of relatives from the disease; and the unnecessary expense of current lifestyles: "We live in a world of exstravegancy [sic] of dress & eating which cant [sic] be kept up without mony [sic] now if it would become th...
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Alabama documents Terrell, John Dabney, 1801-1885; Terrell, William H.; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Alabama--Social life and customs; Diseases--Alabama; Nullification (States' rights); States' rights (American politics); Greene County (Ala.); Marion County (Ala.); Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) |
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In the letter William discusses sickness in the area; the death of a couple of relatives from the disease; and the unnecessary expense of current lifestyles: "We live in a world of exstravegancy [sic] of dress & eating which cant [sic] be kept up without mony [sic] now if it would become the pride of the human family to exsell [sic] each other in virtue morrels [sic] and a respectful intercourse with each other it would not cost so much mony and what a great diffrince [sic] of happiness & peace we would have to what we do under the course of life we now live under." He also comments on politics in the state, describing the current situation as a disease and comparing nullification to a pony ridden by the candidates in the last election: "...our candidates have a hard time this time the [sic] have no pony to ride this summer last year the had a fine fat pony in first rate trim nothing amiss with him--that was namd nullfier [sic]--now the have their own merrits [sic] which makes them ride dul [sic] and heavy the cant rain the war hoop now nor give much credit to thimselves [sic] as to merrit or talent--but time will prove all things perhaps when it is too late." |
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Q0000011178 - Q0000011181Q11178 - Q11181Letter from William H. Terrell in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, to John D. Terrell in Marion County, Alabama.In the letter William discusses sickness in the area; the death of a couple of relatives from the disease; and the unnecessary expense of current lifestyles: "We live in a world of exstravegancy [sic] of dress & eating which cant [sic] be kept up without mony [sic] now if it would become the pride of the human family to exsell [sic] each other in virtue morrels [sic] and a respectful intercourse with each other it would not cost so much mony and what a great diffrince [sic] of happiness & peace we would have to what we do under the course of life we now live under." He also comments on politics in the state, describing the current situation as a disease and comparing nullification to a pony ridden by the candidates in the last election: "...our candidates have a hard time this time the [sic] have no pony to ride this summer last year the had a fine fat pony in first rate trim nothing amiss with him--that was namd nullfier [sic]--now the have their own merrits [sic] which makes them ride dul [sic] and heavy the cant rain the war hoop now nor give much credit to thimselves [sic] as to merrit or talent--but time will prove all things perhaps when it is too late."1835 July 151835-07-151830-1839Terrell, John Dabney, 1801-1885; Terrell, William H.; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Alabama--Social life and customs; Diseases--Alabama; Nullification (States' rights); States' rights (American politics); Greene County (Ala.); Marion County (Ala.); Tuscaloosa County (Ala.)TextCorrespondenceTerrell, John DabneyJohn Dabney Terrell family papersMSS25, Box PR469v36581Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.;600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1730 |
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