Territorial Governors of Florida

"The Floridas are ceded and I have at last received a letter from the President and one from the Sec. of War requesting that I would accept of the Government of that country"
- Andrew Jackson to Richard Keith Call
   February 13, 1821

History Brief history of Florida's territorial governors. Documents Richard Keith Call's correspondence with Andrew Jackson. Photos Photographs of portraits of the Territorial Governors. Timeline Timeline of the succession of the Territorial Governors from 1821 to 1844.

Andrew Jackson, William DuVal, John Eaton, Richard Keith Call, Robert Reid and John Branch each served as Governor of the territory of Florida.

The documents in this unit show the complicated relationships between these men who shaped the history of Florida and the nation.