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1. 1.10.83-85 - Letter

   Letter dated 8/24/1909 to James Bellangee from A. Freeland in Nashville, Tennessee. Freeland is responding to Bellangee's letter and says he has been feeling "that something was wrong at Fairhope" which is attributes to the bad soil and "frictions" among the colonists. He refers to the W. E. Brokaws and J. H. Springer as not being about to "harmonize" with the colonists, and bemoans the vast number of discouraged people who have left Fairhope. ...

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2. 1.15.72 - Letter

   Letter dated 4/15/1931 to Experiment Station in Auburn, AL from Anne B. Call asking how long it will take nature to remake tillable top soil, how long if aided by man and what if it contains buckshot.

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3. 1.15.74 - Letter

   Letter dated 4/15/1931 to Otto Brown at Demonstration Farm, Fairhope, AL from Anne B. Call asking him how long would in take nature to remake topsoil, what could be done to expedite the process, what would it cost to do this work per acre.

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4. 1.15.83 - Letter

   Letter dated 5/6/1931 to Anne Bellangee Call from Otto Brown, Superintendent of the Gulf Coast Substation (in Fairhope) of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Brown is responding to Call's question (1.15.74) about returning a certain unnamed piece of land's soil quality to its state before top soil was removed. In Brown's opinion, the land "cannot ever be put back into the same physical condition as before the top soil was removed," and the ...

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5. ii.4.65-66 - Letter

   Letter written to E. B. Gaston from C. L. Feree of Jamaica, Iowa written on August, 4, 1894 saying that he does not want to invest in land where virgin soil requires fertilizer. He does not think the Fairhope Colony will succend when there are so few natural advantages as in the Mobile Bay country.

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6. iii.3.9-10 - Letter

   Letter written to E. B. Gaston on January 12, 1895 from T. H. Chamberlain, Ohio. He encloses his $5.00 payment on his stock. He is glad they like the location and inquires about the sand and clay in the soil. He hopes to bring C. J. Buel, Minn. with them. Inquires about Mr. Smith. Says he was appointed Court Constable and has been at Courthouse everyday with no time to write.

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7. iii.7.7-8 - Letter

   Letter written to E. B. Gaston on November 27, 1894 from F. D. Nichols, Fort Smith, Ark. He is requesting information about the proposed colony. He saw in "Southern States" about the venture. He is looking for a good country home further South and one worth 5 to 6 thousand dollars. He has a general business education and has always kept a small place, raising a garden, fruits, etc. He keeps cows for the milk and butter. He encloses a letter...

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8. iii.9.2 - Letter

   Letter written to E. B. Gaston on February 6, 1895 from Unknown. Writer tells Gaston to send $.25 to A. J. Tafel, 1011 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. and he will be sent a booklet called "Bread from Stones". A new and rational system of Land Fertilization and Physical Regeneration.

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