Appointments files of Governor Clement Comer Clay.
These records consist of correspondence and petitions regarding appointments, resignations, commissions, and contested elections. Among the positions mentioned are postal officials, judges, sheriffs (Bibb County, in particular), notaries public, state attorney general, Salt Springs agent, and direct...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/28780 |
| Summary: | These records consist of correspondence and petitions regarding appointments, resignations, commissions, and contested elections. Among the positions mentioned are postal officials, judges, sheriffs (Bibb County, in particular), notaries public, state attorney general, Salt Springs agent, and director of the Mobile Branch of the Bank of the State of Alabama. Of particular interest are a commission for William Rufus King to serve in the U.S. Senate, and a letter requesting the appointment of a county health officer for Russell County because of a smallpox outbreak in Girard. |
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