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THE GREAT HOPE HULL TREATY OF 1872. In late 1865 after the civil war had ended when the soldiers were returning home from the war tensions were still elevated on both side over the war. Even as a small town Hope Hull, Alabama was no different in this tension. (Hope Hull Hall of Records) Located in south Montgomery county Hope Hull is a small farming community providing mostly cotton to large companies. With the Alabama River located in Montgomery and leading to Mobile a prime location for shipping cotton worldwide. Those who were not farmers were cattle ranchers, the rancher were the minority in Hope Hull. (www.referenceforbusiness.com)

The majority of the problems were between the Hust and Morgan families. The Hust family from Michigan in which they had five family members fighting for the Union, one of the family members died in combat and one was wounded.(WarRecords.GovMilitaryRegistry.com) The Morgan family from Alabama from Alabama in which had six family members fighting for the South, two were killed in combat, and one was taken prisoner. (www.civilwarhome.com)

For most of late 1865 tensions remain in check with only minor arguments among the local residents. Peace lasted though early 1866 until mid March and the first of June different stories place it different times. There is no real proof as to when the first event took place. From what the first event was varies from story to story too. The only thing the stories have in common is a regretful event took place between one Matt “Mad Dog” Hust and Don “Tabasco” Morgan one day. This event would lead to the families over land, crops and a goat name “Joe Joe”. (Hope Hull Hall of Records)

Between 1866 and 1872 what most would consider a feud was more a streak of partial jokes.