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Series Description - Constitution,
1838
| Series
Number: |
S
1317 |
| Creator: |
Florida.
Constitutional Convention (1838) |
| Title/Date: |
Constitution,
1838. |
| Quantity: |
1.00
item 54 x 45 cm. |
| Biographical/
Historical: |
With
the possibility of being admitted to statehood, an Act was
passed by the Territorial Council in 1838, approved by Governor
Richard Keith Call, calling for the election of delegates
in October of 1838, to a convention to be held at St. Joseph,
West Florida. The delegates were to draft a constitution and
bill of rights for the Territory of Florida.
The
Constitutional Convention convened on December 3, 1838 with
Robert Raymond Reid presiding as president and Joshua Knowles
secretary. The work of the Convention was carried out
by eighteen committees, whose members were familiar with that
particular area of government. The process was a relatively
simple one, since they used the constitutions of several other
southern states as models. Only on the subject of banking
did much debate take place. The Convention adjourned
sine die on January 9, 1839.
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| Description: |
The series
consists of a handwritten copy of the 1838 Constitution or "Form
of Government for the People of Florida," signed by Convention
President, Robert Raymond Reid, and Convention Secretary, Joshua
Knowles. The original Constitution, signed by all the
delegates, has never been found. Considered "a secretary's
copy," this document is the only known copy of the 1838
Constitution. |
| Ownership/
Custodial History: |
Donor
is a descendant of a participant in the Florida Constitutional
Convention at St. Joseph. The Constitution was found in
her home. |
| Publication
Note: |
Published
(with transcription) on the Florida Memory Project's Collections
web page at http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/ |
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