PATRON + Anne Newport Royall – Traveling to Huntsville on horseback in 1817 was not without humor as this letter reports

1810's Alabama history Madison County

Donna R. Causey, resident of Alabama, was a teacher in the public school system for twenty years. When she retired, Donna found time to focus on her lifetime passion for historical writing. She developed the websites www.alabamapioneers and www.daysgoneby.me All her books can be purchased at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. She has authored numerous genealogy books. RIBBON OF LOVE: A Novel Of Colonial America (TAPESTRY OF LOVE) is her first novel in the Tapestry of Love about her family where she uses actual characters, facts, dates and places to create a story about life as it might have happened in colonial Virginia. Faith and Courage: Tapestry of Love (Volume 2) is the second book and the third FreeHearts: A Novel of Colonial America (Book 3 in the Tapestry of Love Series) Discordance: The Cottinghams (Volume 1) is the continuation of the story. . For a complete list of books, visit Donna R Causey

R Marlene Roberts March 19, 2016

Nice to go back in time for a bit.To see cotton with such a fine eye.Ah,Miss Anne had such a way with words.
Justin Atwell March 19, 2016

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Mary Newton March 19, 2016

I could just envision Miss Anne as she traveled to huntsville, she wrote so vividly. Thanks for sharing.
Harold W. Howard March 19, 2016

I really N’joy reading these stories of old Alabama. Baldin Howard (my 3rd great grandfather) settled in North Alabama in 1817. His place was due east of Plevna at the base of the mountain which can be seen from Winchester Hwy. Plevna is a very small community just north of New Market, Alabama. The fact that I have been an Alabamian now for almost 76 years is probably why I n’joy hearing and reading the stories of old. Thanks for making them known!!
Darby Weaver July 31, 2018

By what road?
Cathy Lynn McBride November 30, 2019

Loved this history lesson.