Handwritten Notes on Local Banking and Commerce
Scope and Contents
The Frances Cabaniss Roberts collection covers the historical records of the Cabaniss Roberts family. This collection contains extensive correspondence records of the Cabaniss Roberts family circa 1830 to 1930.
Dates
- Creation: 1830 - 1930
Creator
- From the Collection: Roberts, Frances Cabaniss, Dr. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.
Extent
From the Collection: 105 Linear feet (143 boxes and 19 oversize.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Alabama Almanack, 1823 42
Bank begins operation 3
Bank Charter 2
Bank doors closed 22
Bank liquidated by Pope 23
Bank was fair and correct 18
Banks Economic Asset 9
Beaty, Robert 38
Bibb, Thomas 23, 34, 61
Boardman, John 45
Brahan resigns 36
Brahan, John 4, 23, 31, 35
Branch Banks not permitted 5
Brandon, Thomas 24, 25
Brandon, William 24
Brick homes built 60
Brown, John P. 24
Calhoun, John C., Sec of War 21
Calhoun, John C. 53
Campbell, David 31
Chambers, Henry 34
Clay, Clement C. 2, 6
Clay, Clement Comer 54
Clemens, James 4, 7, 23, 35
Coffee, John 29, 30, 35
Cook, Henry 48
Cotton pays loans 16
Cotton shipping 56
Cox, Benjamin 2, 4
Crawford took Land funds back 19
Crawford, William H. 10, 36, 37
Cruse, Samuel 39
Doxey, John S. 38
Ewing, Stephen S. 7, 35, 48
Exchange media 1
Fearn's Canal completed 50
Fearn, Thomas, Doctor 62
Fearn, Thomas 2, 34, 48, 49
Federal Roads 53
First two keel boats unloaded 50
Gilcrest, Malcomb 38
Good Roads save time and labor 46
Greene Academy paid profit 6
Hazard, Samuel 48
Hickman, John P. 2
High Land prices paid 31, 33
Holderness, McKenney 38
Horton, Rhoda 51
Hughes, Beverly 38
Huntsville Bank follows others 14
Huntsville Canal proposed 47
Huntsville comfortable to live 59
Indian Creek Navigation Co. 49
Jackson, Andrew, General 42
Jackson, Andrew 29
Jackson, James 30, 38
Jones, Lewellen 38
Jones, Obadiah 36
Land Office Funds deposited 10
Land prices due to delirium 32
Land Speculation 29
Lawsuits filed against Bank 23
Lewis, 7
Mail Service improved 40
Manning, James 4, 23, 34, 61
Mastin, Francis T. 62
Mastin, John 38
McKinley, John 38, 54
McVay, Hugh 38
Mead, Lemuel 38
Minor, Henry 38
Moore, David, Doctor 17
Moore, David 4, 34
Moore, Gabriel 53, 54
Morris, Dabney 38
Opposition to Bank grows 20
Original Loans increased 7
Patton, Willliam 23, 34
Percy, Thomas G. 4, 23, 34
Perkins, John 41
Pickens, Israel, Governor 20
Planters & Mechanics Bank 2
Political Battle over interest 8
Pope named pension agent 11
Pope's prestige tarnished 26
Pope, Benjamin S. 39
Pope, LeRoy condemned 21
Pope, LeRoy, Jr. 27
Pope, LeRoy 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 22, 23, 27, 34, 48
Pope, William 27
Pope, Willis 26, 27
Pope, 13, 16, 17, 20, 37, 61
Pressed payment of loans 15
Private Bank forced to specie 12
Private Loans profitable 7
Problems arose 49
Railroads proposed 59
Rawlins, Eldred 17
Rawlins, 18
Read, John 4
Reed, John 23, 31, 35
Residences constructed 63
Road Routes described 42, 43, 44, 45
Road to Ditto's Landing approved 51
Road to Ditto's Landing 48
Road to Meridianville started 52
Road to Tennessee Line 48
Searcy, Jesse 2
Shephard, Levan 63
Sherrod, Benjamin 38
Shoals canal proposed 57, 58
Sons followed footsteps 28
Specie redemption ended 13
Stage from Knoxville to Nashville 42
Stolen Funds found 24
Tate, Waddy 34
Taylor, John M. 2
Tennessee River navigation 55
Thompson, Robert 34
Tillman, Daniel 38
Walker, John W. 2, 4, 32
Walker, 5, 33
Ward, Edward 38
Washington to New Orleans mail 41
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository
M. Louis Salmon Library
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville Alabama 35899 United States of America
256-824-6523
archives@uah.edu