The Alabama Historical Quarterly was a magazine focused on the history of Alabama from its earliest known beginnings. The magazine was edited and conducted by the Director of the Alabama State Department of Archives and History and was printed as other public documents of the time. The magazine discusses the hidden history of Alabama that lies in old books, unpublished manuscripts, attics, family Bibles, and abandoned cemeteries. It also highlights the achievements of Alabamians in various fields and the need for an adequate medium to share their stories. The Alabama Historical Quarterly aimed to be that medium and was at the service of county and local historical societies, learned societies, and isolated students. See The Alabama Historical Quarterly for more information.
Digital Book
This is volume 6 of The Alabama Historical Quarterly published quarterly in 1944 by the Alabama State Department of Archives and History. You can freely read this manuscript online, search the manuscript, or download a PDF copy for offline reading. This volume is known for the transcription of the 1820 State Census for the counties of Baldwin, Conecuh, Dallas, Franklin, Limestone, St. Clair, Shelby, and Wilcox, in Number 3, as well as it’s treatment of the Revolutionary Soldiers in Alabama in Number 4.
Table of Contents for The Alabama Historical Quarterly Vol 6
Volume 6, Number 1, Spring 1944
Article Title
Page Numbers
Editorial
3
Last Confederate Reunion
7
“The Confederate Veteran”, by Judge Walter B. Jones
12
Robert E. Lee, by Marshall Wingfield
23
Origin of Slavery in America, by Mattie F. Allison
32
Monument to Negro, Heyward Shepherd
37
Sam Davis
47
“Houston County in the Great Bend of the Tennessee”, by Oliver D. Street
50
Changing Alabama, by Mary S. Butler
60
Democratic Party Regulations Explained, by Gessner T. McCorvey
64
A History of the Old French Gun of Demopolis, by Bessie Patterson Wilburn
71
History of Rock Spring Baptist Church, by Anne Elizabeth Newman
77
Jeremiah Austill, by An Autobiography
81
Life of Margaret Ervin Austill
92
Poems
99
Book Reviews
106
Genealogical Inquiries
114
Volume 6, Number 2, Summer 1944
Article Title
Page Numbers
State Officials
122
State Senators and Representators
135
Judicial Appointments
133
County Officials
138
Number of Regiments and in What Counties
239
State Militia
239
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law
325
Volume 6, Number 3, Fall 1944
Article Title
Page Numbers
Editorial
333
An Act Authorizing the Taking of the Census of the Alabama Territory, passed by Legislative Council, Feb. 9th, 1818
334
An Abstract of the Census of the State of Alabama, together with the Assessments in each County for the year 1820
337
An Abstract of the Federal Census of Alabama for the year 1832
339
Baldwin County Census Returns for 1820
341
Conecuh County Census Returns for 1820
346
Dallas County Census Returns for 1820
369
Franklin County Census Returns for 1820
396
Limestone County Census Returns for 1820
416
St. Clair County Census Returns for 1820
475
Shelby County Census Returns for 1820
494
Wilcox County Census Returns for 1820
507
Map of Alabama, 1820
333 A
Map of Alabama, 1830
338 A
Map of Alabama, 1840
395 A
Map of Alabama, 1850 & 1960
474 A
Map of Alabama, 1870
506 A
Volume 6, Number 4, Winter 1944
Article Title
Page Numbers
Editorial
520
Revolutionary Soldiers in Alabama
523
Source
Alabama State Dept. of Archives and History, The Alabama historical quarterly, vol 6, 1944, Alabama State Dept. of Archives and History, 1944.