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 | Envelope addressed to John Henry Caldwell, April, c.1800s
(1) Envelope addressed to Hon. John H. Caldwell, M.C., Washington, D.C., “House of Reps U.S.” in bottom left corner, postmarked Mobile, Ala., Apr 11.
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Correspondence | Envelope addressed to John Henry Caldwell, August, c.1800s
(1) Envelope addressed to Hon. John H. Caldwell, Washington, D.C. [crossed out] and Jacksonville, Ala., postmarked Gadsden, Ala. and Washington D.C., Aug 17.
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Correspondence | Envelope addressed to John Henry Caldwell, March, c.1800s
(1) Envelope addressed to Hon. John H. Caldwell, Member of Congress, Washington, D.C., postmarked Mar 21.
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Correspondence | Partial letter, sender and receiver unknown, c.1800s
(1) Undated letter [partial], mentions Martha, Sallie, and Cousin Mary.
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Essay | Clasroom lecture on the Bible, 1848-1857
Mary Caldwell
Classroom lecture on the Bible, author unknown [possibly Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell][1848-1857].
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Essay | On "Seeing Ourselves Through Others' Eyes,” 1848-1857
Essay on “Seeing Ourselves Through Others’ Eyes,” [1848-1857, probably by one of the students at either the Jacksonville Male or Jacksonville Female Academy].
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Essay | “The Bible,” 1848-1857
Essay entitled “The Bible,” [1848-1857]. [Unlikely Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell is the author; handwriting does not match her signed correspondence. More probably an essay by one of the students at either the Jacksonville Male or Jacksonville Female Academy].
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Essay | “The Imagination,” 1848-1857
Essay entitled “The Imagination,” [1848-1857, probably by one of the students at either the Jacksonville Male or Jacksonville Female Academy].
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Essay | “The Trial of the Thief Procrastination,” 1848-1857
Essay entitled “The Trial of the Thief Procrastination,” [1848-1857, probably by one of the students at either the Jacksonville Male or Jacksonville Female Academy].
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Poem | “Queen of May,” 1848-1857
Mary Caldwell
Poem, “Queen of May” on front with six names on back: Annie Lester, Emma [Camion], Florence Woods, Mollie Carroll, Ella White and Katie Henderson, [1848-1857].
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucy Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, April 1848
Lucy Ann Caldwell
Letter from Lucy Ann Caldwell at Huntsville, Alabama to her sister-in-law, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, April 20, 1848.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, September 1848
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Social Point [near Fayetteville, Tennessee] to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, September 16, 1848.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, December 1849
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Social Point [near Fayetteville, Tennessee] to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, December 3, 1849.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, February 1850
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Social Point [near Fayetteville, Tennessee] to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, February 18, 1850.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, April 1850
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Social Point [near Fayetteville, Tennessee] to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, April 21, 1850.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, July 1850
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Mount Pleasant, Mississippi to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, July 13, 1850.
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Correspondence | Letter from Eliza Garrett to Mary Caldwell, July 1851
Eliza Garrett
Letter from Eliza Greer Garrett at Mooresville, Alabama to her sister, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, July 12, 1851.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, June 1852
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Hemingsley, Mississippi to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, June 6, 1852.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, June 1853
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, describing cholera outbreak, June 15, 1853.
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Correspondence | Letter from Thomas Gamsey to John Henry Caldwell, July 1853
Thomas Gamsey
Letter from Thomas Henry Gamsey? [possibly Gurnsey] at the St. Nicholas Hotel, New York, to John Henry Caldwell, Benton Co., Alabama, July 2, 1853. [handwritten accompanying note: “letter on New York in 1853, including comment on the Crystal Palace”]
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to John Henry Caldwell, October 1853
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her son-in-law, John Henry Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, describing her desire that he be elected to office, October 23, 1853.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, February 1854
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, February 2, 1854.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, May 1854
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, May 5, 1854.
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Correspondence | Letter from Lucinda Greer to Mary Caldwell, July 1854
Lucinda Greer
Letter from Lucinda Dorcas Wyly Greer at Fayetteville, Tennessee to her daughter, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, July 24 [1854].
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Correspondence | Letter from Willie Caldwell to James Caldwell, October 1854
Willie Caldwell
Letter from Willie Ola Caldwell at Meridianville, Alabama to her brother, James Caldwell staying with their brother, John Henry Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama, October 24, 1854.