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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Coverage contains "Territorial Florida (1821-1845)"
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Address to the Legislative Council of Florida on the Subject of Its Colored Population by Zephaniah Kingsley, 1823

Address to the Legislative Council of Florida on the Subject of Its Colored Population by Zephaniah Kingsley, 1823
Date
1823
Description
Address to the Territorial Legislative Council of Florida by Zepahaniah Kingsley, a member of the Council and a slaveholder. Kingsley shares his views on the necessity of slavery for Florida's economy and how best to manage the presence of both slaves and free persons of color in the territory.
Collection
Address to the Legislative Council of Florida on the Subject of Its Colored Population by Zephaniah Kingsley, 1823

Address to the Legislative Council of Florida on the Subject of Its Colored Population by Zephaniah Kingsley, 1823
An Act Concerning Slaves, Approved December 30, 1824

An Act Concerning Slaves, Approved December 30, 1824
Date
1824-12-30
Description
An act passed Florida's Territorial Legislative Council and approved by Governor William Pope Duval on December 30, 1824. The act sets rules for many aspects of the institution of slavery, including emancipation, runaways, overseers, treatment of slaves, punishment of slave conspiracies, misbehavior, and riots, and restrictions on slaves moving freely about, or trading.
Collection
An Act Concerning Slaves, Approved December 30, 1824

An Act Concerning Slaves, Approved December 30, 1824
An Act Concerning Slaves, Free Negroes and Mulattoes, Approved January 19, 1828

An Act Concerning Slaves, Free Negroes and Mulattoes, Approved January 19, 1828
Date
1828-01-19
Description
An act passed Florida's Territorial Legislative Council and approved by Acting Governor William M. McCarty on January 19, 1828. The act effectively establishes an elaborate slave code for Florida, regulating the introduction of slaves into the territory, a definition of a slave, punishments of both slaves and free people of color, licensing for free people of color, slaves with firearms, slaves buying or selling independently of their masters, and runaway slaves.
Collection
An Act Concerning Slaves, Free Negroes and Mulattoes, Approved January 19, 1828

An Act Concerning Slaves, Free Negroes and Mulattoes, Approved January 19, 1828
An Act to Organize a County to Be Called Marion County, Approved March 15, 1844

An Act to Organize a County to Be Called Marion County, Approved March 15, 1844
Date
1844-03-15
Description
Legislative act establishing Marion County, signed by Governor Richard Keith Call on March 15, 1844. The act describes the boundaries of the new county and provides procedures for electing county officers and transferring active court cases.
Collection
An Act to Organize a County to Be Called Marion County, Approved March 15, 1844

An Act to Organize a County to Be Called Marion County, Approved March 15, 1844
An Act to Regulate the Admission of Physicians and Surgeons to Practice in This Territory, 1824

An Act to Regulate the Admission of Physicians and Surgeons to Practice in This Territory, 1824
Date
1824-12-30
Description
Legislative act stipulating requirements for practicing medicine or surgery in the Territory of Florida. Prospective doctors or surgeons were required to file their diploma and a certificate of moral character with the county clerk. A physician could still practice medicine without a diploma if he could certify his having studied surgery or physiology for two years at a college or under the tutelage of a "reputable physician." Physicians applying for licensure by this route had to be approved by two county judges.
Collection
An Act to Regulate the Admission of Physicians and Surgeons to Practice in This Territory, 1824

An Act to Regulate the Admission of Physicians and Surgeons to Practice in This Territory, 1824
An open letter to Lackland M. Stone of Jackson County

An open letter to Lackland M. Stone of Jackson County
Date
1829 (circa)
Description
Anonymously published letter to Lackland M. Stone when he was Jackson County's representative in the Legislative Council. The writer was against moving the Seat of Justice from Webbville to Marianna claiming it would cause the downfall of Webbville and the prosperity of Marianna.
Collection
An open letter to Lackland M. Stone of Jackson County

An open letter to Lackland M. Stone of Jackson County
Appointment of Daniel G. Smith as Justice of the Peace by Governor Richard Keith Call, 1842

Appointment of Daniel G. Smith as Justice of the Peace by Governor Richard Keith Call, 1842
Date
1842-03-03
Description
Appointment of Daniel G. Smith as Justice of the Peace in Gadsden County by Governor Richard Keith Call. Governor Call and Secretary of Florida Thomas H. Duval signed the document. The reverse includes a note from A. I. Forman, dated April 9, 1842, stating that he administered the oath to Smith on that day.
Collection
Appointment of Daniel G. Smith as Justice of the Peace by Governor Richard Keith Call, 1842

Appointment of Daniel G. Smith as Justice of the Peace by Governor Richard Keith Call, 1842
Bank of Florida, Four Dollars, 1844

Bank of Florida, Four Dollars, 1844
Date
1844-02-01
Description
Four dollar Bank of Florida note issued in 1844.
Collection
Bank of Florida, Four Dollars, 1844

Bank of Florida, Four Dollars, 1844
Bank of Florida, Two Dollars, 1843

Bank of Florida, Two Dollars, 1843
Date
1843-03-05
Description
Two dollar Bank of Florida note issued in 1843.
Collection
Bank of Florida, Two Dollars, 1843

Bank of Florida, Two Dollars, 1843
Bank of West Florida, Five Dollars, 1832

Bank of West Florida, Five Dollars, 1832
Date
1832-11-03
Description
Five dollar Bank of West Florida note issued in 1832.
Collection
Bank of West Florida, Five Dollars, 1832

Bank of West Florida, Five Dollars, 1832
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
flc_non-map_mc11-3Address to the Legislative Council of Florida on the Subject of Its Colored Population by Zephaniah Kingsley, 1823TextSlavery
Plantations
Free blacks		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_non-map_mc11-3.jpg
fsd_f348.02s-a188-1824_x01An Act Concerning Slaves, Approved December 30, 1824TextSlavery
Plantation life
Free blacks
Slaves--Abuse of
Slaves--Social conditions
Slavery--Law and legislation		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/fsd_f348.02s-a188-1824_x01.jpg
fsd_f348.02s-a188-1827_x01An Act Concerning Slaves, Free Negroes and Mulattoes, Approved January 19, 1828TextSlavery
Plantation life
Free blacks
Slaves--Abuse of
Slaves--Social conditions
Slavery--Law and legislation		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/fsd_f348.02s-a188-1827_x01.jpg
s222_b026_x01An Act to Organize a County to Be Called Marion County, Approved March 15, 1844TextLand settlement
Boundaries
County government
Marion County (Fla.)--History		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s222_b026_x01.jpg
s222_b005_x01An Act to Regulate the Admission of Physicians and Surgeons to Practice in This Territory, 1824TextMedicine--Practice
Medical laws and legislation
Physicians--Licenses		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s222_b005_x01.jpg
flc_br0015An open letter to Lackland M. Stone of Jackson CountyTextLibel and slander
Politicians		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_br0015.jpg
flc_975.9925-c156_01Appointment of Daniel G. Smith as Justice of the Peace by Governor Richard Keith Call, 1842TextJustices of the peace--Florida--Gadsden County
Justices of the peace--Selection and appointment		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_975.9925-c156_01.jpg
flc_currency_bank-of-florida_1844_4.00Bank of Florida, Four Dollars, 1844TextMoney -- Florida
Paper money		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_currency_bank-of-florida_1844_4.00.jpg
flc_currency_bank-of-florida_1843_2.00Bank of Florida, Two Dollars, 1843TextMoney -- Florida
Paper money		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_currency_bank-of-florida_1843_2.00.jpg
flc_currency_west-florida_1832_5.00Bank of West Florida, Five Dollars, 1832TextMoney -- Florida
Paper money		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_currency_west-florida_1832_5.00.jpg