The History and Debates of the Convention of the People of Alabama, Begun and held in the City of Montgomery, on the seventh Day of January, 1861; ....

Smith, William Russell, 1815-1896 The History and Debates of the Convention of the People of Alabama, Begun and held in the City of Montgomery, on the seventh Day of January, 1861; ....

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Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1861
Author/Creator
Smith, William Russell, 1815-1896
Title
The History and Debates of the Convention of the People of Alabama, Begun and held in the City of Montgomery, on the seventh Day of January, 1861; ....
Place Written
Atlanta, Georgia
Pagination
464 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 16 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Title continues, " ... in which is preserved the speeches of the secret sessions, and many valuable state papers." Includes Alabama's secession and ordinance of secession, its proposal reopening the African slave trade, sending troops to Florida, ratification of the Confederate Constitution, and the provisional and permanent government of the Confederate States. Compiled by William R. Smith, one of the delegates from Tuscaloosa. Printed in Montgomery by White, Pfister & Co., Tuscaloosa by D. Woodruff, and Atlanta by Wood, Hanleiter, Rice & Co.

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