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Bragg wrote this letter while representing Mobile County at the Alabama constitutional convention of 1861 (also known as the Secession Convention). In the letter Bragg discusses events at the assembly, including McRae's election as a delegate to the upcoming convention of all slaveholding states; he also mentions William Lowndes Yancey's disappointment at not being chosen to attend the meeting, which will be held in Montgomery. Bragg expresses frustration with citizens who do not understand the impact secession will have on business and daily affairs: "These people can't understand that Ala. is out of the Union. They propose simply a virtual repeal of the Ordinance of Secession, when they ask for clearance & registers & enrollments to be issued...in the name of the U.S. Now Ala. is either in the Union or she is not. If she is in we are engaged here in a mere farce." He further comments on the continuation of the current postal service; the collection of customs at the state's ports; and the possibility of blockades in the gulf.

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Alabama Textual Materials Collection

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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130