English Money Lenders and a Clergyman’s Receipt
An English clergyman, beset by usurers, sought £250 terms but sent no reply to inquiries about rent and life insurance. A London note offered £250 in notes with a 3 month £500 promise. His solicitor returned the notes after three weeks, securing costs of a guinea. A second excerpt notes McLeish’s Gaelic debate during a deer stalk with the Marchioness of Breadalbane and a sharp retort about speaking English.
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London
London Globe
McLeich
Marchioness
Breadailare
Jack Mount
North
Britain
McLeish
In Memory Gift Amid Hostile Escalation
A fleeting note describes a guest unable to refuse a gift honoring a brother as tensions rise between hosts. The fragment hints at memory and politeness amid conflict, with limited readable context about the exchange and emotions involved.
Adams Seeks Final Proof On Alabama Homestead Claim
Daniel A. Adams of Ashford Alabama filed intent to make final proof for Homestead Entry No. 32415 dated November 20 1906 covering parts of sections 32 and 33 in Township 2 North Range 28 East. Proof will be before the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Dothan Alabama on May 9 1908 with witnesses Senate Harper Joe Adams James Duce and Dempsy Hall all of Alabama to prove residence and cultivation.
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Daniel A. Adams
Ashford
Ala
Dothan
Senate Harper
Joe Adams
James Duce
Dempsy Hall
Cottonwood
Reward for the arrest of a man named Olin Thornton
A liberal reward is offered for the arrest and detention of Olin Thornton called Boy who left Morgan Lisenby’s place six miles north of Ashford on February 24. He is about 20, black, 5 feet 1 inch, 50 pounds with a scar on the upper lip. His wife Roxie is described as a small jack woman. He has a brother south of Dothan. Contact Morgan Lisenby Route 2 Ash Rd Ash Ala.
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Olin Thornton
Boy
Ashford
Roxie
Dothan
Morgan Lisenby
Ashrd
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Department OF the Interior
Montgomery
Robert D. Johnston
Peward
Ameri Americican Lady
W. H. Whaley
Alabama
Amercothi
East Main Street
Savoy
Alabam
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