Correspondence sent and received by Lewis E. Parsons from 1843 to 1882.
Parsons, a Unionist and lawyer in Talladega, Alabama, served briefly as the provisional governor from June to December 1865, and he was speaker of the state House of Representatives from 1872 to 1873 (he had also served in the House from 1859 to 1861 and from 1863 to 1865). These letters deal with a...
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Alabama documents Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922; Arnold, J. F.; Baber, B. P. L.; Baker, R. A.; Baker, R. P.; Baldwin, Marion Augustus, 1813-1865; Bard, Sam; Bethune, James N.; Bingham, Lafayette; Blakey, D. T.; Bradford, Tipton; Bradley, Joseph C.; Bruce, John; Bunts, William C.; Butler, Hiram; Cato, Lewis L.; Chandler, Zachariah, 1813-1879; Cobb, J. E.; Crampton, O. L.; Crandall, E. A.; Crawford, Martin Jenkins, 1820-1883; Crenshaw, William C.; Cruikshank, M. H. (Marcus Henderson), b.1826; Curry, J. L. M. (Jabez Lamar Monroe), 1825-1903; Dalton, D. L.; Davis, Nicholas, 1825-1874; Denson, W. H.; Dox, Peter Myndert, 1813-1891; Draper, Simeon; Eames, Charles; Echols, T. W.; Elmore, Albert; Evans, R. F.; Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892; Figures, W. B. (William Bibb), 1820-1872; Fitzpatrick, Benjamin, 1802-1869; Garrett, William, b. 1809; Gillespy, James; Gilmer, Virginia C.; Goldthwaite, George, 1809-1879; Greene, E. J.; Gurley, Frank B., 1843-1920; Hardy, John; Haynes, W. D.; Henderson, John; Hendrick, William Y.; Holcombe, Henry B.; Hooper, C. G.; Houston, George Smith, 1811-1879; Huey, James Grandison Leroy; Hunter, E. A., Mrs.; Isbell, R. H. (Robert Houston), 1834-1892; Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875; Johnson, James, 1811-1891; Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891; Jordan, Fleming; Kellogg, F. W. (Francis William), 1810-1879; Lapsley, John W., b. ca. 1810; Lawler, Levi W.; Lewis, David Peter, 1820-1884; Man, Albon; Mann, W. D.; McAnerney, John; McCaskey, Thomas D.; McCulloch, H.; McMillan, R. A.; Merriwether, W.; Mightman, Joseph M.; Miller, Jacob G.; Mitchell, Reuben Asher, 1806-1871; Morgan, E. D. (Edwin Denison), 1811-1883; Morgan, J.; Morris, Charles; Morrow, R.; Moseley, Robert A., Jr.; Muse, Joseph B.; Newcomb, H. D.; Parsons, George W.; Parsons, Lewis E. (Lewis Eliphalet), 1817-1895; Patton, Robert M. (Robert Miller), 1809-1885; Pelham, Charles, 1835-1908; Phelps, Thomas W.; Pierson, E. R.; Posey, Ben Lane; Powell, T. R.; Prestridge, J. E. (John Elijah), 1817-1867; Reese, James Thomas; Reese, Warren Stone, 1842-1898; Reid, John C.; Rust, Y. G.; Savery, Joseph N.; Seal, Roderick; Seibels, John J. (John Jacob); Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877; Shorter, Eli S.; Shorter, John Gill, 1818-1872; Shortridge, Margaret; Shrader, Henry; Sloan, Samuel; Smith, David D.; Smoot, Benjamin A.; Standifer, Lemuel J.; Storey, J. A.; Stringer, P. G.; Sullivan, Thomas C.; Swayne, Wager, 1834-1902; Taliaferro, E. T.; Taylor, Daniel; Thomas, B. R.; Thomas, Robert; Thomason, F. M.; Thornton, W. H.; Timberlake, John P.; Trimble, J. M.; Truss, Thomas; Turner, Daniel B.; Walden, George S.; Walden, R. N.; Walworth, Douglas; Watts, T. H. (Thomas Hill), 1819-1892; Welch, James E.; Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906; White, Alexander; Whiteside, T. C.; Williams, A. E.; Williams, Seaborn; Woods, W. B.; Woodward, J. J.; Wright, William; Wyeth, Louis; John H. Thomas & Co.; Wood & Co.; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Alabama--Politics and government--1865-1950; Diseases--Alabama; Governors--Alabama; Lawyers--Alabama; Legislators--Alabama; Political campaigns--Alabama; Railroads--Alabama; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Alabama; Republican Party (Ala.); Secession--Southern States; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; Whig Party (U.S.); Talladega (Ala.); Talladega County (Ala.) |
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Parsons, a Unionist and lawyer in Talladega, Alabama, served briefly as the provisional governor from June to December 1865, and he was speaker of the state House of Representatives from 1872 to 1873 (he had also served in the House from 1859 to 1861 and from 1863 to 1865). These letters deal with a number of issues related to Parson's personal, professional, and political life, including his affiliation with the Whig Party and the Unionist faction before the Civil War; clients, lawsuits, and court cases from his legal career; charges brought against his son, George Parsons, while serving in the Army of Tennessee in 1863; his term as governor after the war; a smallpox outbreak in Alabama; and the expansion of railroads in the state. |
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Correspondence sent and received by Lewis E. Parsons from 1843 to 1882. |
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Correspondence sent and received by Lewis E. Parsons from 1843 to 1882. |
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Correspondence sent and received by Lewis E. Parsons from 1843 to 1882.Parsons, a Unionist and lawyer in Talladega, Alabama, served briefly as the provisional governor from June to December 1865, and he was speaker of the state House of Representatives from 1872 to 1873 (he had also served in the House from 1859 to 1861 and from 1863 to 1865). These letters deal with a number of issues related to Parson's personal, professional, and political life, including his affiliation with the Whig Party and the Unionist faction before the Civil War; clients, lawsuits, and court cases from his legal career; charges brought against his son, George Parsons, while serving in the Army of Tennessee in 1863; his term as governor after the war; a smallpox outbreak in Alabama; and the expansion of railroads in the state.1843-188218431840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922; Arnold, J. F.; Baber, B. P. L.; Baker, R. A.; Baker, R. P.; Baldwin, Marion Augustus, 1813-1865; Bard, Sam; Bethune, James N.; Bingham, Lafayette; Blakey, D. T.; Bradford, Tipton; Bradley, Joseph C.; Bruce, John; Bunts, William C.; Butler, Hiram; Cato, Lewis L.; Chandler, Zachariah, 1813-1879; Cobb, J. E.; Crampton, O. L.; Crandall, E. A.; Crawford, Martin Jenkins, 1820-1883; Crenshaw, William C.; Cruikshank, M. H. (Marcus Henderson), b.1826; Curry, J. L. M. (Jabez Lamar Monroe), 1825-1903; Dalton, D. L.; Davis, Nicholas, 1825-1874; Denson, W. H.; Dox, Peter Myndert, 1813-1891; Draper, Simeon; Eames, Charles; Echols, T. W.; Elmore, Albert; Evans, R. F.; Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892; Figures, W. B. (William Bibb), 1820-1872; Fitzpatrick, Benjamin, 1802-1869; Garrett, William, b. 1809; Gillespy, James; Gilmer, Virginia C.; Goldthwaite, George, 1809-1879; Greene, E. J.; Gurley, Frank B., 1843-1920; Hardy, John; Haynes, W. D.; Henderson, John; Hendrick, William Y.; Holcombe, Henry B.; Hooper, C. G.; Houston, George Smith, 1811-1879; Huey, James Grandison Leroy; Hunter, E. A., Mrs.; Isbell, R. H. (Robert Houston), 1834-1892; Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875; Johnson, James, 1811-1891; Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891; Jordan, Fleming; Kellogg, F. W. (Francis William), 1810-1879; Lapsley, John W., b. ca. 1810; Lawler, Levi W.; Lewis, David Peter, 1820-1884; Man, Albon; Mann, W. D.; McAnerney, John; McCaskey, Thomas D.; McCulloch, H.; McMillan, R. A.; Merriwether, W.; Mightman, Joseph M.; Miller, Jacob G.; Mitchell, Reuben Asher, 1806-1871; Morgan, E. D. (Edwin Denison), 1811-1883; Morgan, J.; Morris, Charles; Morrow, R.; Moseley, Robert A., Jr.; Muse, Joseph B.; Newcomb, H. D.; Parsons, George W.; Parsons, Lewis E. (Lewis Eliphalet), 1817-1895; Patton, Robert M. (Robert Miller), 1809-1885; Pelham, Charles, 1835-1908; Phelps, Thomas W.; Pierson, E. R.; Posey, Ben Lane; Powell, T. R.; Prestridge, J. E. (John Elijah), 1817-1867; Reese, James Thomas; Reese, Warren Stone, 1842-1898; Reid, John C.; Rust, Y. G.; Savery, Joseph N.; Seal, Roderick; Seibels, John J. (John Jacob); Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877; Shorter, Eli S.; Shorter, John Gill, 1818-1872; Shortridge, Margaret; Shrader, Henry; Sloan, Samuel; Smith, David D.; Smoot, Benjamin A.; Standifer, Lemuel J.; Storey, J. A.; Stringer, P. G.; Sullivan, Thomas C.; Swayne, Wager, 1834-1902; Taliaferro, E. T.; Taylor, Daniel; Thomas, B. R.; Thomas, Robert; Thomason, F. M.; Thornton, W. H.; Timberlake, John P.; Trimble, J. M.; Truss, Thomas; Turner, Daniel B.; Walden, George S.; Walden, R. N.; Walworth, Douglas; Watts, T. H. (Thomas Hill), 1819-1892; Welch, James E.; Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906; White, Alexander; Whiteside, T. C.; Williams, A. E.; Williams, Seaborn; Woods, W. B.; Woodward, J. J.; Wright, William; Wyeth, Louis; John H. Thomas & Co.; Wood & Co.; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Alabama--Politics and government--1865-1950; Diseases--Alabama; Governors--Alabama; Lawyers--Alabama; Legislators--Alabama; Political campaigns--Alabama; Railroads--Alabama; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Alabama; Republican Party (Ala.); Secession--Southern States; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; Whig Party (U.S.); Talladega (Ala.); Talladega County (Ala.)TextCorrespondence; Financial records; Military records; Orders (Military records); Petitions; Telegrams; TestimoniesParsons, Lewis E. (Lewis Eliphalet)Lewis E. Parsons papersLPR248, Box 1Alabama 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. 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