Letter from Alexander B. Clitherall and others in Montgomery, Alabama, to Governor A. B. Moore.
Item
Identifier
RSG00248_f10_Q0000135007
Title
Letter from Alexander B. Clitherall and others in Montgomery, Alabama, to Governor A. B. Moore.
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Type
Text
Creator
Clitherall, Alexander B.
Date
1861 February 10
Description
On February 10, 1861, a letter was sent to Alabama Governor A. B. Moore to inform him of the flag’s preservation, as it had been damaged by a strong storm after flying during the state’s secession on January 11. The flag was taken down to prevent further damage and delivered to the Governor to be kept as a lasting tribute to Alabama’s secession and the women of Montgomery who had presented it.
Format
letter
Place
Montgomery (Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Bryson Jackson
transcription
Montgomery Alabama
February 10th 1861.
His Excellency
A. B. Moore, Gov. Ala.
Sir
The Flag of Alabama
was left flying last night, from the dome of
the Capital; we found it this morning, "though
torn, still flying," and being satisfied, that
in a few hours, the gale, now blowing, would
entirely destroy it; we have taken the respon
sibility of hauling it down; and now deliver
it to you, that it may be placed among the
archives of the State, as perpetual memory
and honor of the act of Secession of Alabama
done on the 11th of January 1861, and of the
Ladies of Montgomery, by whom it was presented
to the State. Respectfully Alex. B. Clitherall
W. J. Greene Ferrie Henshaw. J. J. Hooper
February 10th 1861.
His Excellency
A. B. Moore, Gov. Ala.
Sir
The Flag of Alabama
was left flying last night, from the dome of
the Capital; we found it this morning, "though
torn, still flying," and being satisfied, that
in a few hours, the gale, now blowing, would
entirely destroy it; we have taken the respon
sibility of hauling it down; and now deliver
it to you, that it may be placed among the
archives of the State, as perpetual memory
and honor of the act of Secession of Alabama
done on the 11th of January 1861, and of the
Ladies of Montgomery, by whom it was presented
to the State. Respectfully Alex. B. Clitherall
W. J. Greene Ferrie Henshaw. J. J. Hooper
Subject
Clitherall, Alexander B. (Alexander Barron), 1820-1869;
Greene, William J., 1817-1885;
Henshaw, Ferrie;
Hooper, Johnson Jones, 1815-1862;
Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873;
Alabama State Capitol (Montgomery, Ala.);
Governors--Alabama;
Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865;
Flags--Alabama;
Secession--Alabama;
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
Montgomery (Ala.);
Montgomery County (Ala.)
Greene, William J., 1817-1885;
Henshaw, Ferrie;
Hooper, Johnson Jones, 1815-1862;
Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873;
Alabama State Capitol (Montgomery, Ala.);
Governors--Alabama;
Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865;
Flags--Alabama;
Secession--Alabama;
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
Montgomery (Ala.);
Montgomery County (Ala.)