The reminiscences of George Strother Gaines: pioneer and statesman of early Alabama and Mississippi, 1805-1843

463 Pages·1998·1.7 MB·English

by  George Strother Gaines

The Reminiscences of George Strother
Gaines : Pioneer and Statesman of Early
title:
Alabama and Mississippi, 1805-1843
Library of Alabama Classics
author: Gaines, George Strother.; Pate, James P.
publisher: University of Alabama Press
isbn10 | asin: 0817308970
print isbn13: 9780817308971
ebook isbn13: 9780585258966
language: English
Gaines, George Strother,--ca. 1784-1873,
Pioneers--Alabama--Biography, Alabama--
History--To 1819, Alabama--History--1819-
subject
1950, Alabama--Social life and customs,
Choctaw Indians--Alabama--History--19th
century.
publication date: 1998
lcc: F326.G28 1998eb
ddc: 976.1/05/092
Gaines, George Strother,--ca. 1784-1873,
Pioneers--Alabama--Biography, Alabama--
History--To 1819, Alabama--History--1819-
subject:
1950, Alabama--Social life and customs,
Choctaw Indians--Alabama--History--19th
century.
Page i
The Reminiscences of George Strother Gaines
Page ii
The Library of Alabama Classics,
editions of works important
to the history, literature, and culture
of Alabama, is dedicated to the memory of
Rucker Agee
whose pioneering work in the fields
of Alabama history and historical geography
continues to be the standard of scholarly achievement.
Page iii
The Reminiscences of George Strother Gaines
Pioneer and Statesman of Early Alabama and Mississippi,
18051843
Edited with an Introduction
and Notes by James P. Pate
Page iv
Copyright © 1998
The University of Alabama Press
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 34587-0380
All rights reserved
Manufactured in the United States of America
"Gaines' Reminiscences" by George Strother Gaines was originally
published in The Alabama Historical Quarterly 26 (Fall-Winter 1964)
by the Alabama Department of Archives and History. "Gaines'
Reminiscences" and the material in the appendixes to this volume are
published with the permission of the Alabama Department of
Archives and History.
Front Cover: Photograph of portrait of George Strother Gaines from
Gaineswood in Demopolis, Alabama. Photograph by Rob Fleming.
Courtesy of the Alabama Historical Commission.
Text Designed by Lucinda Smith
The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum
requirements of American National Standard for Information Science-
Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-
1984.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gaines, George Strother, 17841873
The Reminiscences of George Strother Gaines: Pioneer and Statesman
of Early Alabama and Mississippi, 18051843 / edited with an
introduction and notes by James P. Pate.
p. cm. (Library of Alabama Classics)
Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index.
ISBN 0-8173-0897-0 (alk. paper)
1. Gaines, George Strother, 17841873. 2. Pioneers
AlabamaBiography. 3.AlabamaHistoryTo 1819.
4. AlabamaHistory18191950. 5. AlabamaSocial life
and customs. 6. Choctaw IndiansAlabamaHistory
19th century. I. Pate, James P. II. Title. III. Series.
F326.G28 1997
976.1'05'092dc21 97-7084
[B]
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data available
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Contents
Illustrations vii
Note on the Text ix
The Family of George Strother Gaines x
Introduction 1
by James P. Pate
Gaines' Reminiscences
Introduction from the Mobile Register, 19 June 1872 37
Notes on the Early Days of South Alabama 40
Reminiscences of Early Times in Mississippi Territory 70
Death of a Good Man from the Hayneville Examiner 117
Appendix A: Gaines to Dillard, Peachwood, 8 August 119
1857
Appendix B: Conversation with George S. Gaines 131
by Albert James Pickett
Appendix C: 2nd Conversation with Geo. S. Gaines, 147
Spring of 1848
by Albert James Pickett
Companions and Associates of George Strother Gaines 155
Notes 169
Selected Gaines Bibliography 211
Index 213

Page vii
Illustrations
Photographs
George Strother Gaines xii
Ann Gaines 7
Peachwood 30
Pushmataha 85
Mushulatubbee 90
Maps
Mississippi Territory, 17981816 45
Plat of Choctaw Trading House 72
Choctaw Removal Routes, 18311832 104