Letter from W. A. Powell near Tuscumbia, Alabama, to his brother, Thomas Weldon Powell, in Hendersonville, Virginia.

Letter from W. A. Powell near Tuscumbia, Alabama, to his brother, Thomas Weldon Powell, in Hendersonville, Virginia.

In the letter Powell explains that he has moved from Huntsville to Franklin County near Tuscumbia and Florence ("they are even now places of great trade and considerable importance but are waging an eternal war against each other - which will eventually predominate is at this time uncertain&quo...

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Letter from W. A. Powell near Tuscumbia, Alabama, to his brother, Thomas Weldon Powell, in Hendersonville, Virginia.
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Powell, Thomas Weldon; Powell, W. A.; Agriculture--Alabama; Alabama--Description and travel; Business and finance--Alabama; Chickasaw Indians; Cotton trade--Alabama; Indians of North America--Alabama; Slavery--Alabama; Florence (Ala.); Tuscumbia (Ala.); Colbert County (Ala.); Franklin County (Ala.); Lauderdale County (Ala.)
description In the letter Powell explains that he has moved from Huntsville to Franklin County near Tuscumbia and Florence ("they are even now places of great trade and considerable importance but are waging an eternal war against each other - which will eventually predominate is at this time uncertain"), a few miles east of the Chickasaw Indians. He describes the availability and cost of the land, as well as its resources and potential: "This section of country is considered the most desirable part of Alabama - indeed it is almost a Paradise - it being entirely below the Muscle Shoals...and consequently at the head of Steamboat navigation - the country is certainly much more healthy than where we were raised - the lands rich and fertile in the extreme, and well adapted to the culture of cotton which you know is the Staple of our country. It is no hard matter to make more than we can pick out by the next planting time besides plenty of corn &c." Powell suggests that his brother move to Alabama (first "sending as many hands as you can conveaniently [sic] purchase and settle them near me where I can superintend them"); discusses family and mutual acquaintances; and scolds his brother for not writing more often: "...the apology contained in your letter for being a 'bad correspondent' is not entirely satisfactory: but I dismiss the subject hopeing [sic] an apology will not hereafter be necessary for a good one can hardly be offered for not writing oftener than once in twelve months." A transcription is included.
spelling Q0000031414 - Q0000031417Q31414 - Q31417Letter from W. A. Powell near Tuscumbia, Alabama, to his brother, Thomas Weldon Powell, in Hendersonville, Virginia.In the letter Powell explains that he has moved from Huntsville to Franklin County near Tuscumbia and Florence ("they are even now places of great trade and considerable importance but are waging an eternal war against each other - which will eventually predominate is at this time uncertain"), a few miles east of the Chickasaw Indians. He describes the availability and cost of the land, as well as its resources and potential: "This section of country is considered the most desirable part of Alabama - indeed it is almost a Paradise - it being entirely below the Muscle Shoals...and consequently at the head of Steamboat navigation - the country is certainly much more healthy than where we were raised - the lands rich and fertile in the extreme, and well adapted to the culture of cotton which you know is the Staple of our country. It is no hard matter to make more than we can pick out by the next planting time besides plenty of corn &c." Powell suggests that his brother move to Alabama (first "sending as many hands as you can conveaniently [sic] purchase and settle them near me where I can superintend them"); discusses family and mutual acquaintances; and scolds his brother for not writing more often: "...the apology contained in your letter for being a 'bad correspondent' is not entirely satisfactory: but I dismiss the subject hopeing [sic] an apology will not hereafter be necessary for a good one can hardly be offered for not writing oftener than once in twelve months." A transcription is included.1824 July 121824-07-121820-1829Powell, Thomas Weldon; Powell, W. A.; Agriculture--Alabama; Alabama--Description and travel; Business and finance--Alabama; Chickasaw Indians; Cotton trade--Alabama; Indians of North America--Alabama; Slavery--Alabama; Florence (Ala.); Tuscumbia (Ala.); Colbert County (Ala.); Franklin County (Ala.); Lauderdale County (Ala.)TextCorrespondencePowell, W. A.W. A. Powell letterSPR163v3343Alabama 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/3710
title Letter from W. A. Powell near Tuscumbia, Alabama, to his brother, Thomas Weldon Powell, in Hendersonville, Virginia.
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