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1. 10.10.1-170 - Correspondence

   Miscellaneous correspondence, legal documents, council proceedings, rent studies, land surveys, leases, and audits and financial statements of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, 1974-1985. Includes correspondence between Norbonne C. Stone, attorney of the FSTC and J. Don Foster, attorney representing individuals in the Fairhope Single Tax Lessees' Association, Inc., (aka the Rezner suit). Also includes transfer requests for Brown's subdivisio...

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2. 1.10.125-126 - Petition

   Petition with no date signed by some members of the Fairhope Single Tax Association. The building being used as a public school and always assumed to be for that purpose is actually owned by the FSTC. This information has just been brought to the attention of the Town of Fairhope, the school board and the public. The signers of this petition want to transfer the ownership so that it will be maintained only for the public school, and to do othe...

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3. 1.10.127-128 - Petition

   Undated petition regarding the wish by some members of the FSTC to transfer the public school building from FSTC ownership to the school board. This is a duplicate of 1.10.125-126, except that it was signed by S. S. Mann and Mrs. S. S. Mann (Mary Mead Mann).

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4. 1.10.129-133 - Letter

   Undated letter to the editor (likely of the Single Tax Review) authored by James Bellangee. Bellangee is responding to the editorial published by this paper in which is printed "the semblance of personality is unavoidable" in the discussion of the troubles in Fairhope. Bellangee agrees with that comment and says the "true story of Fairhope's troubles cannot be told without full recognition of a degree of human weakness and folly that will sh...

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5. 1.10.134 - Petition

   Petition (likely written in 1904-05) of selected members of the Leaseholders Protective Union which is supporting an amendment to the constitution of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. These individuals are removing their names as being in favor of the amendment and say they "are satisfied with the present constitution" and "opposed to the useless and harmful agitation against" the FSTC. Signed by Fred Mathison, A. H. Mershon, C L. Mersho...

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6. 1.10.140 - Note

   Back side of folder containing James Bellangee's papers concerning a 1905 amendment to the Fairhope Single Tax Constitution and the contentious publication of the issue. Note says "came to personal blows." E. Q. Norton of the Daphne Standard newspaper E. B. Gaston of the Fairhope Courier newspaper James Bellangee Mobile Daily Times newspaper Unknown who wrote this note on the file folder or when.

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7. 1.10.87 - Letter

   Likely draft of a letter to E. B. Gaston from James Bellangee, no date. Bellangee is probably responding to an article and subsequent letters written by Mr. A. J. Wolf and Gaston and published in the Daphne Standard newspaper. In this letter Bellangee admonishes Gaston to allow others to have opinions, as is their right in a democracy. He employes a racial salutation of "Suh" to address Gaston and says "I believe (that) is the lowest rank ...

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8. 1.10.89 - Letter

   LIkely a draft of a letter (no date) to E. B. Gaston from James Bellangee in which the argument between the two is escalating. It centers around an article which was published about Fairhope and Bellangee's response to the article. In this letter Bellangee wants Gaston to refrain from printing related articles in the Fairhope Courier newspaper because he feels such publication are "not working affirmatively for the Single Tax and for Fairho...

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9. 1.10.90 - Flyer

   Flyer dated 7/16/1913 by E. B. Gaston in which he extends James Bellangee an apology and his great regret for publishing in the Fairhope Courier newspaper incorrect information about Bellangee's position on Fairhope Single Tax Corporation constitutional changes. This was likely posted on a public billboard.

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10. 1.10.92 - Letter

    Letter dated 7/16/1913 to James Bellangee from E. B. Gaston. Gaston is responding to Bellangee in which the latter has protested about actions taken by Gaston and items printed in the Fairhope Courier newspaper, and in which Bellangee innumerates Gaston's faults. Gaston has posted a retraction on the community bulletin board (see 1.10.90) and tells Bellangee, that whatever his weaknesses, he is committed to working for Fairhope and the Single T...

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11. 1.10.93-104 - Legal Documents

    Alexr. J. Melville vs. Fairhope Single Tax Corporation lawsuit filed on behalf of the Fairhope Lessees Association, Alfred J. Wolf, Secretary. 4/25/1914.

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12. 1.11.10 - Newspaper Article

    Undated newspaper clipping from unidentified newspaper discussing a myriad of issues about Fairhope, including Dr. Harris Greeno's membership application to the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, the fate of the steamer "Fairhope," quotes from Henry George, the need for a "real newspaper in Fairhope that will report the news in a non partisan manner," and the ongoing issues between the "Royalists" and the "Patriots." The Royalists are the Fairhope...

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13. 1.11.18 - Letter to the Editor

    Letter the the Editor of The Item from Anne B. Call of Fairhope, Alabama on August 11, 1905. It seems a person is writing anonymous letters to the editor and signing it "Philosopher". Over half of the resident members of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation sent a petition asking that The Item (newspaper) change the correspondent to the paper as a large amount of controversial items regarding the Fairhope Single Tax Colony have been published fo...

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14. 1.11.19-28 - Reports

    No full date given on report from the Trustees of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation in response to a memorial (memorandum) from C. L. Coleman, H.S. Grew and others to the Executive Council. This was a significant report on the affairs of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation around 1905. This report is in answer to questions asked in the memorandum. The trustees noted that many of the answers to questions are already part of the public re...

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15. 1.11.47-48 - Letter

    Letter dated 8/6/1906 to E. B. Gaston from Anne B. Call. Mrs. Call is upset about damage done to her water pipe by Mr. Stimpson. He said it was authorized by the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, but Mrs. Call has investigated and she believes that only Gaston gave permission.

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16. 1.11.49 - Petition

    Typed and undated petition (of the hand-written petition on 1.11.44). of individuals who did not support the referendum of 7/23/1906 in which a water board was approved to incur debt to build the water works. The water works now has a balance on debt of $2000, and half is due. The undersigned, who thought the plan was premature and did not support it, will however, help make payments on the interest if those who did support it will do the same....

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17. 1.11.50 - Petition

    Undated, unsigned petition of members of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation who opposed the Water Works referendum on July 1906. The Water Works has a debt of approximately $1800. The peitioners are imploring friends of the corporation to buy water scrip to help start clearing the debt.

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18. 1.11.55-65 - Letter

    Letter dated 8/16/1908 to G .W. Wood of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation from James Bellangee. Bellangee is writing about use of the water supply in Fairhope and his efforts to irrigate his garden by buying two water meters and following the established rules. However he is defending his actions after being mentioned as not following rules at the recent FSTC council meeting. From the papers of Anne Bellangee Call.

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19. 1.11.68-76 - Letter

    Letter dated 7/2/1911 to G. W. Wood from James Bellangee. Bellangee has received his water bill for the first half of 1911, but is not able to pay at present because of buying too many jars to use to can his garden's produce, and because of an issue with a house (?). However, he takes this opportunity to write a long letter outlining the problems of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporations development and administration of the Water Works system, a...

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20. 1.11.7-8 - Letter to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor of the Fairhope Courier newspaper. 3/12/1923 edition written by Anne B. Call. Mrs. Call is addressing the situation with the People's Railroad Company (P. R. R.) and the Wharf. Mrs. Calls says the revenues from the Wharf have kept the P.R.R. afloat for ten years, and she is opposed to that continuing when Fairhope needs to invest in roads, not rails. She opposes the resumption of "up-town service" from the wharf to downtow...

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