United States, 39.76, -98.5United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026King, Porter, 1824-18901856-10-26Porter King, lawyer, future judge and Perry County representative to the Alabama legislature, writes a letter dated October 26, 1856 from Marion, Alabama to his wife Callie King, daughter of Joseph Henry Lumpkin. King expresses his delight that the health of their son, Joseph Henry King, has improved. He informs Callie that he thinks he should have their cotton crop insured, as there has not been any rain since she left for Athens, and that his overseer is leaving and a new one is beginning next week. He tells Callie that L. Eliza, their slave, lost her baby. Then King reports that he attended a political rally of two to three thousand people in Uniontown, Alabama. The speakers included U.S. Senator Clement Claiborne Clay, Alabama delegate to the 1856 Democratic National Convention, and William L. Yancey. King agreed with the sentiments of the orators.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO.image/jpegjhl0065http://american-south.org/http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Joseph Henry Lumpkin family papers, 1821-1862 (bulk 1852-1857), box 1, folder 65, document jhl0065.Child slaves--Health and hygieneCrop insuranceCottonDemonstrations--Alabama--UniontownDomestic lifeAlabama--Social life and customs--19th centuryUnited States--Politics and government--1853-1857Clay, C. C. (Clement Claiborne), 1816-1882King, Joseph Henry--HealthYancey, William Lowndes, 1814-1863King, Callie, 1826-1905Letter: Marion, [Alabama] to [Callie King], 1856 Oct. 26Text