John Henry Caldwell (1826-1902) was a prominent member of Jacksonville, Alabama society -- a teacher, attorney, newspaper editor, lieutenant colonel during the Civil War, trustee for the University of Alabama, member of the Alabama House of Representatives, and United States Congressman.
The bulk of the materials in this collection are made up of personal correspondence dating from 1848-1912, written by and concerning Caldwell, his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, their children and immediate family and friends. Later generations of the family added in correspondence and genealogical research-related items in the 1930s-1960s, and an incomplete genealogical study was compiled in 1991.
Transcripts for the items are included to enhance accessibility. The original items are housed in the Library's Alabama Gallery Special Collections. More information is available in the Caldwell Papers Finding Aid.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, August 1855
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, August 27, 1855.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, November 1855
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, November 25, 1855.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, December 1855
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, describing a typhoid outbreak, December 23, 1855.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, January 1856
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, January 20 [1856].
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Correspondence | Letter from Eliza Garrett to Mary Caldwell, July 1856
Eliza Garrett
Letter from Eliza Greer Garrett at Mooresville, Alabama to her sister, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, July 15, 1856.
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Speech | Text of a speech given by John Henry Caldwell, 1848-1857
John Henry Caldwell
Text of a speech [given by John Henry Caldwell, probably in Jacksonville, Alabama] on the subject of education [1857].
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to John Henry Caldwell, March 1857
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her son-in-law, John Henry Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, [March] 17, 1857.
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Correspondence | Letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, March 1857
John Henry Caldwell
Letter from John Henry Caldwell at Augusta, Georgia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, describing a 227-mile trip on the railroad from Rome, Georgia to Augusta, Georgia, March 25, 1857.
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Correspondence | Letter from Elizabeth Todd to Eliza Greer, June 1857
Elizabeth Todd
Letter from Elizabeth R. Todd, at Clinton, Mississippi to Eliza Greer, Fayetteville, Tennessee, June 29, 1857. [handwritten accompanying note: “a letter from a girlfriend – probably a cousin, she refers to several “aunts.”]
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, July 1857
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, July 25, 1857.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, August 1859
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Cane Creek, Tennessee to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, August 17, 1859.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to John Henry Caldwell, February 1860
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Cane Creek, Tennessee to her son-in-law, John Henry Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, congratulating him on his election [to the Alabama Legislature], February 8, 1860.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, February 1860
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Cane Creek, Tennessee to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, discussing election of John Henry Caldwell [to the Alabama Legislature], February 8, 1860.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, April 1860
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Cane Creek, Tennessee to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, April 15, 1860.
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Correspondence | Letter from Mary Caldwell to John Henry Caldwell, July 1860
Mary Caldwell
Letter from Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her husband, John Henry Caldwell, July 8, 1860.
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Correspondence | Letter from Mary Caldwell to John Henry Caldwell, August 1860
Mary Caldwell
Letter from Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her husband, John Henry Caldwell, August 24, 1860.
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Correspondence | Letter from Mary Caldwell to John Henry Caldwell, September 1860
Mary Caldwell
Letter from Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her husband, John Henry Caldwell, September 4, 1860.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, April 1861
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, April 28, 186[1].
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, June 1861
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at Camp Moore, near Montgomery, Alabama to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, describing men in Ashville Guards and others in the regiment, June 27, 1861.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, June 1861
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at Augusta, Georgia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, describing troop movements from Montgomery headed towards Richmond, Virginia, June 30, 1861.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, July 1861
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter [partial] from John Henry Caldwell at Richmond, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, [before July 6, 1861].
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, July 1861
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at Richmond, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, describing camp life of the 10th Alabama regiment, July 6, 1861.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Walter, John, and Ed Caldwell, July 1861
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at Richmond, Virginia to his children, Walter, John, and Ed Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, July 9, 1861.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, July 1861
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, regarding the commencement of the Civil War, battle information about Manassas, and support activities undertaken by the ladies, July 30, 1861.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, August 1861
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at Camp Bristol, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, describing camp life of the 10th Alabama regiment, August 29, 1861.