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Licensed to Sell?

Alabama corn price controls From the Richmond Daily Dispatch December 29, 1862: Cor[n] law i[n] Alabama. –The Legislature of Alabama has passed a bill requiring that no person, except the producer and miller, shall sell corn without first obtaining a … Continue reading

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Salty Home Alabama

War crisis requires more state power 150 years yesterday a Richmond newspaper reported on a message Alabama’s governor gave to the state legislature. The main points were 1) impress slave labor to fortify the state boundaries 2) the state government … Continue reading

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