Series Descriptions: This collection contains documents from two series: S 49 (Supreme Court cases) and M87-20 (Papers concerning the will of Zephaniah Kingsley, 1844, 1846).
The Collection
This collection contains documents from two series. S 49 and M87-20 Papers concerning the will of Zephaniah Kingsley, 1844, 1846. (concerning the
contesting of Zephaniah Kingsley's will [a complete copy of the will
can be found at the St. Augustine
Historical Society Research Library].
| Series Number: |
S 49 (view online catalog record) |
| Creator: |
Florida. Supreme Court. |
| Title/Dates: |
Case files, 1825-2007. |
| Amount: |
5054.00 cubic ft. |
| Summary: |
The series contains the closed case files of the Supreme Court of Florida in which an opinion was issued, including Florida Bar cases.
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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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| Series Number: |
M87-20 |
| Title/Dates: |
Papers concerning the will of Zephaniah Kingsley, 1844, 1846. |
| Amount: |
2.00 item. |
| Summary: |
The collection contains two documents concerning the contesting of Zephaniah Kingsley's will. Included is the petition to the will made by Martha McNeill and others to Judge Farquhar Bethune, filed November 30, 1844. The other document is the executors' response (Benjamin A. Putnam and Kingsley B. Gibbs) to the petition of Anna M. J. Kingsley, widow of Zephaniah Kingsley. The response is dated September 5, 1846. |
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