Letters to C. J. Hildreth in New Decatur, Alabama, regarding the upcoming annual meeting of the Tennessee River Improvement Association, to be held in Huntsville, Alabama.
In the first letter William E. Fort, private secretary to Governor B. B. Comer, informs Hildreth that the governor has appointed him to represent Alabama at the annual convention. The other ten delegates are also listed. In the second letter W. B. Royster, secretary of the Tennessee River Improvemen...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the first letter William E. Fort, private secretary to Governor B. B. Comer, informs Hildreth that the governor has appointed him to represent Alabama at the annual convention. The other ten delegates are also listed. In the second letter W. B. Royster, secretary of the Tennessee River Improvement Association, discusses the meeting: "This organization has continuously and persistently pushed the work of improvement of the Tennessee river, and will meet this year for the purpose of preparing a strong memorial to be submitted to the National Rivers and Harbors Committee." On the back of the stationery is a map showing the Tennessee River and its tributaries. |
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