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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. 10.13.1-108 - Correspondence

    Miscellaneous material of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation concerning how rents are calculated on Colony lands. Includes a publication written by R. Lucier Rockwell and Ruth E. Rockwell detailing the Somers method used by the FSTC. The affadavit of Wayne C. Curtis, Ph.D., an economics professor is included, as well as minutes and correspondence of the Rent Study Committe of the FSTC and other detailed data regarding rent calculations.

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  3. 1.13.52 - Letter

    Letter dated 9/24/1927 to Anne Bellangee Call from Mary White, with a copy to E. B. Gaston. White is complaining about what she considers inconsistancies in Fairhope Single Tax Corporation policy with regard to acquisition of leased lands. She wants to lease a track of land which the Corporation considers parkland and she considers this unfair. She says Mr. Cummings was allowed to get the "cream" of the land and she was not. From the corr...

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    1.13.52
  4. 1.13.53-55 - Letter to the Editor

    Undated letter to the editor of the Fairhope Courier newspaper from Anne Bellangee Call addressing why leaseholders should not charge the amount of rent they have paid to the Colony in the improvement purchase price when transferring their leaseholds. From the correspondence of Anne B. Call

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    1.13.53-55
  5. 1.13.57 - Letter to the Editor

    Letter to the editor of the Fairhope Courier newspaper from Anne Bellangee Call explaining why "persons who transfer leasholds on Colony land should not charge enough to cover the rent they have paid the Colony." This is a duplicate of 1.13.53-55, but this is a newspaper clipping. From the correspondence of Anne B. Call

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    1.13.57
  6. 1.14.26-29 - Letter

    Letter written to the Members of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation from Anne B. Call and Delia K. Bancroft, Trustees is presenting some facts for them to consider for the referendum election which will take place on June 1, 1929, regarding applications for land. The issue at hand seems to be that the Corporation made changes to the land application and the lease which the petitioners feel that they did not have the right to make. (see 1.14....

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    1.14.26-29
  7. 12.12.1-231 - Correspondence

    Correspondence, invoices, receipts and other business papers of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, 1932-1933 (S-Z).

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  8. 17.7.1-51 - Records

    Business Volumes: Fairhope Single Tax Corporation "DayBook" index 1904-1905. Shows leaseholders' names and location of acreage in an alphabetical index book.

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  9. 2.2.11-12 - Letter

    Letter with smudged date to E. C. Wolcott in Fairhope, Alabama from L. Knott writing about his leasehold.

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    2.2.11-12
  10. 30.21.16 - Correspondence

    Draft of a letter to an unknown lessee of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated July 27, 1926 warning that this unnamed person will be investigated by the FSTC because the Corporation has been informed that this person has asked a bonus of $150 to transfer a lease. If true, this is a violation of the lease and will result in the lease being forfeited and canceled. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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    30.21.16
  11. 30.32.1-13 - Correspondence

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated May 1929. Among the documents in this file are several letters between the FSTC and the Town of Fairhope addressing street issues, and there is a letter to Capt Ed Roberts regarding a possible FSTC referendum. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  12. 30.38.1-27 - Correspondence

    General correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated October 1926. 30.38.8-14 are minutes from the October 1926 meeting of the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation in New York City 30.38.19-22 are recommendations for valuations of Colony property. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  13. 3.10.19-20 - Form

    Two applications for leasing land of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated 3/27/1927.

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    3.10.20-21
  14. 31_1915_1-19 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated Spetember 1915 through December 1915. The Colony Council met twice per month. Most meetings included approval of the previous meeting's minutes, Treasurer's reports (bills to be paid, rent information, cash on hand), lease transfers and Wharfinger's report. In addition, highlights of meetings are as follows: September 6, 1915: Problem of water from the Berglin ice plant and from the ...

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  15. 31_1917_1-10 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting MInutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated 1917. These Minutes were published in the Fairhope Courier newspaper and the scans appear as newspaper clippings. The Colony Council met approximately twice per month and included financial reports, lease transfers, and general FSTC business. Annual meeting minutes are included. Among highlights of 1917 are: January 17, 1917. Discussion by FSTC trustees Anne B. Call and A. ...

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  16. 31_1918_1-10 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated 1918. The Colony Council usually met twice per month. Includes general Colony correspondece: financial reports, leases and the Annual Meeting minutes. Among highlights are: January 15, 1918 FSTC addresses how to get money owed the Colony from Marlow Turpentine Company. January 24, 1918: Annual Meeting. Trustees report wharf in bad condition. March 4, 1918: The Town ...

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  17. 31_1919_1-10 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting MInutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation for the year 1919. The Colony Council usually met twice per month. Includes financial reports, lease information and information about the business of the Corporation. At the Annual Meeting on January 27, 1919, the Colony was reported in good financial shape, the best in many years. The death of one of Fairhope's founders, S. S. Mann was noted. Overall, 1919 was a busy year with the FS...

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  18. 31_1921_1-15 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation for year 1921. The Colony Council usually met twice per month. Included is information on the business of the Corporation: lease transfers, Annual Meeting, Treasurer's Reports, annual elections, etc. Highlights of the year are: Mrs. Lydia Jane Newcomb Comings declined to run again for president of the Corporation. A. H. Mershon was voted president, Nelson Rockwell vice-president, G. W. ...

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  19. 31_1923_1-14 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation for the year 1923. (Note pages 13 and 14 contain minutes for the following year, 1924 - the rest of that year can be viewed at 31_1924_1-10.) The 1923 Minutes contain the general business of the Colony; meetings were held twice per month. Some highlights include:objections to enlarging the electric plant because of increased traffic at the bayfront, printing maps of Colony lands,naming of...

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  20. 31_1924_1-10 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting MInutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation for the year 1924. Includes general correspondence of the Corporation, financial reports, annual meeting mintues, Lessees' meeting minutes of October 17, 1924, and routine business conducted by the Colony Council. The FSTC usually met twice per month. Note: The first page of the 1924 Minutes can be found at 31_1923_1-14. Treasurer G. W. Wood died early in 1924; Mrs. Minnie Brown stepped...

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