A fascinating letter from a recent arrival describing life in Mobile including a report on the Filibuster William Walker attempt to conquer Nicaragua
Mobile, Alabama: 1858. Envelope or Cover. This 4-page letter (no envelope) was written by a Virginian who had emigrated to Mobile, Alabama in the late 1850s. It was sent to James L. Kemper, at the time a General in the Virginia Militia (and later its governor). In the..... More