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| "Owing to the political affairs of the country and the Federal troops
having possession of this place, and as it is rather unsafe for a southern
man to live here, I have determined to leave in disgust..." |
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Key West September 27th 1861 |
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Owing to the political affairs of the country and the Federal troops
having possession of this place, and as it is rather unsafe for a southern
man to live here, I have determined to leave in disgust, consequently I
left today in the schooner Lady Bannerman for the Bahama Islands, in company
with Canfield, Sawyer, Lowe and several others. The schooner has
on board 55 passengers in all, the most of which are women and children. |
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Sunday 28 |
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Arrived at Bay Honda at 9 o’clock AM, all hands bright. Wm. Sawyer,
Alfred Lowe, Canfield and others went on shore (to) catch crabs while I
stayed on board making love to Miss L. Got under way about 2 o’clock
PM and arrived at Knights Key at 6 o’clock PM and came to anchor. |
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Monday 29 |
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Got underway 5 o’clock AM and arrived at Indian Key at 12 o’clock
N., landed, I and S(?)gleston Curry got a lot whisky, all hands took a
drink and proceeded on our voyage. |
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Head wind and heavy sea in the Gulf. |
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Oct 1 |
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Head wind and very rough, all of the female
passengers sea sick, very sorry for them. |
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Oct 2 |
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Made the Orange Keys about 3 o’clock PM with a fair wind, was greatly
alarmed about 10 o’clock to hear the confusion on deck, carried away the
jib and foresail, also the fore crosstree. |
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| NEW AND
NOTEWORTHY ON FLORIDA MEMORY |
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Conjunto Aventura
Norteño, sometimes also called Norteña or Conjunto, literally translates to the word “northern,” referring to the region of northern Mexico and present day southern Texas where the musical style originated. |
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Resources for the 2010 Florida History Fair
This is a list of resources available online from the State Library and Archives of Florida relating to the suggested Florida History Fair topics. |
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See the "Common Ground" slideshow!
This presentation is part of “Common Ground,” a global event consisting of museums, galleries, and archives worldwide showing the same slideshow of photographs in public spaces on the same weekend (October 2-3, 2009). |
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