!!!BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT!!! DEATH, MARRIAGE AND PROBATE NOTICES FROM MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA NEWSPAPERS (1821-1865) This is to inform you about the upcoming release of my latest book, Death, Marriage And Probate Notices From Montgomery, Alabama Newspapers (1821-1865). This is the first volume in a continuing series of newspaper transcriptions related to Montgomery, Alabama. The collection contains approximately 2,000 newspaper notices. The collection begins with 1821 when Montgomery's first newspaper was established, and continues forward through 1865 with transcriptions from many of the newspapers which once operated in the city of Montgomery. The book has approximately 350 pages, hard-back binding and includes a detailed index. It contains newspaper transcriptions from surviving issues of: The Montgomery Republican (1821-1824), The Alabama Journal (1825-1850), The Montgomery Advertiser (1837-1865), The Montgomery Advertiser & State Gazette (1854-1859), The Planter's Gazette (1829 &1832), Tri-Weekly Flag & Advertiser (1847), The State Register (1852), The Daily Messenger (1856-1857), The Daily Confederation (1858), The Montgomery Weekly Post (1860) and The Montgomery Mail (1855-1865). This collection is of special interest for anyone doing research in Central Alabama. Montgomery's newspapers devoted a lot of coverage to the surrounding counties of Autauga, Lowndes, Dallas, Butler, Macon, and Pike Counties. In some instances these early newspapers contained valuable information that has since been lost from county records. An example would be the earliest marriage records of Autauga County (1818-1830's). The early newspapers of Montgomery included many marriage notices from Autauga County for these "missing years." The newspapers of Montgomery also included note-worthy items from correspondents in eastern counties such as Chambers and Russell Counties, and western counties such as Perry and Marengo Counties, from Mobile, Tuscaloosa and Huntsville, and even from Columbus, Macon and Milledgeville in the state of Georgia. In the early years, Montgomery's newspapers included items from the early settlements of Cahaba, Claiborne, Blakeley, and even a few from early Washington County. Throughout the Civil War, the newspapers periodically published casualty reports from the battlefields related to Alabama soldiers and military outfits from across the state, and lists of the dead provided by military hospitals near the battlefronts. The anticipated release date for this book is March 1, 2002. The book will be regularly priced at $28 per copy, plus $2.38 sales tax and $3.00 postage/handling (Total $33.38 per copy). However, I am offering a discounted price of $24 per copy, plus $2.04 sales tax and $3 postage/handling for all book orders received by February 28, 2002 (Total: $29.04 per copy). If you would like to order a copy of this forthcoming book, you can use the form below. Larry E. Caver, Jr. Email: LECAVERJR@AOL.COM ---------------------------------------------- CUT--------------------------------------------- Name:_________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________ City/State/Zip: __________________________________________ Please send me _________ copies of your book, DEATH, MARRIAGE AND PROBATE NOTICES FROM MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA NEWSPAPERS (1821-1865). Regular Price: $33.38 per copy (sales tax and shipping included). Pre-publication Price: $29.04 per copy (for orders received by February 28, 2002). TOTAL ENCLOSED: ________________________ SEND ORDERS TO: Larry E. Caver, Jr., P.O. Box 680052, Prattville, AL 36068 (i)