Letter from G. Horton, mayor of Mobile, Alabama, to Governor Wager Swayne.
In the letter Horton agrees with Swayne's recent suggestion that African Americans be appointed to the police force in Mobile: "I think it is but right as well as politic that they should have a fair showing, and the sooner it can be prudently done, the better."
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Alabama documents Letter from G. Horton, mayor of Mobile, Alabama, to Governor Wager Swayne. |
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Alabama documents Horton, G.; Swayne, Wager, 1834-1902; African Americans--Employment--Alabama; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.) |
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In the letter Horton agrees with Swayne's recent suggestion that African Americans be appointed to the police force in Mobile: "I think it is but right as well as politic that they should have a fair showing, and the sooner it can be prudently done, the better." |
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Q0000012520 - Q0000012521Q12520 - Q12521Letter from G. Horton, mayor of Mobile, Alabama, to Governor Wager Swayne.In the letter Horton agrees with Swayne's recent suggestion that African Americans be appointed to the police force in Mobile: "I think it is but right as well as politic that they should have a fair showing, and the sooner it can be prudently done, the better."1867 June 11867-06-011860-1869Horton, G.; Swayne, Wager, 1834-1902; African Americans--Employment--Alabama; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)TextCorrespondenceUnited States. District of AlabamaUnited States District of Alabama administrative filesRSG00537, Box 1v10690Alabama 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/2182 |
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Letter from G. Horton, mayor of Mobile, Alabama, to Governor Wager Swayne. |
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