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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Coverage contains "Territorial Florida (1821-1845)"
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Territorial Census Returns, 1838 and 1840; Election Returns, 1838-1845

Territorial Census Returns, 1838 and 1840; Election Returns, 1838-1845
Date
1845
Description
This document includes the territorial census for 1838 and 1840. There are also election returns for the election of members of the convention and council, October 1838; elections for delegates in 1839, 1841 and 1843; elections for members of council, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843 and 1844; and numbers of votes in each county, according to the estimate of the members of the present legislature, 1845.
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Territorial Census Returns, 1838 and 1840; Election Returns, 1838-1845

Territorial Census Returns, 1838 and 1840; Election Returns, 1838-1845
Letter from John Blunt to William S. Pope, 1833

Letter from John Blunt to William S. Pope, 1833
Date
1833-05-03
Description
Letter from John Blunt, chief of the Apalachicola Indians, to Judge William S. Pope regarding a robbery that occured at his house. Blunt is pleading to Pope, the local Indian agent, to come help him retreive his money and belongings. During this time, white settlers from Georgia, Alabama and Florida repeatedly harassed the Apalachicolas by stealing their livestock and slaves, despite Blunt's long-standing cooperation with the Americans. Officials seemed powerless or unwilling to stop these raids on the Apalachicola reservations, which were created along the banks of the Apalachicola River.
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Letter from John Blunt to William S. Pope, 1833

Letter from John Blunt to William S. Pope, 1833
Circular Letter from the Grand Lodge of Florida to Other Lodges

Circular Letter from the Grand Lodge of Florida to Other Lodges
Date
1844-05-15
Description
Grand Lodge of the Territory of Florida, May 15th, A L. 5[1]844 ... To the W. Master, Wardens, and brethren of Lodge, No. ___ ... to prepare and address a letter to the brethren under its Jurisdiction; to be published with its proceeding for the purpose of arousing the fraternity from the state of inaction and torpor, in which Masonry seems to be spell bound in Florida. ... [signed] John B. Taylor, P.D.G.M; Thos. Hayward, Gr.Lec.; Thos. Brown, Gr. Secretary.''
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Circular Letter from the Grand Lodge of Florida to Other Lodges

Circular Letter from the Grand Lodge of Florida to Other Lodges
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.
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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
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.
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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
Petition from Alachua County Citizens Asking for the County to Be Divided, February 13, 1844

Petition from Alachua County Citizens Asking for the County to Be Divided, February 13, 1844
Date
1844-02-13
Description
Petition signed by 68 citizens of Alachua County asking the Territorial Legislative Council to create a new county called Emathla County. The council eventually did so, but they decided to call the new county Marion instead. The petition describes the hardships faced by citizens living far away from the county seat. The petition also recommends the boundaries for the new county, which are close to how the Legislative Council eventually shaped Marion County.
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Petition from Alachua County Citizens Asking for the County to Be Divided, February 13, 1844

Petition from Alachua County Citizens Asking for the County to Be Divided, February 13, 1844
Letter from Harriet Randolph to Jane Cary Randolph, 1829

Letter from Harriet Randolph to Jane Cary Randolph, 1829
Date
1829-06-19
Description
Letter from Harriet Randolph to her mother, Jane Cary Randolph, describing the journey made in 1829 by members of a prominent Virginia family from Lynchburg, Virginia, to Leon County, Florida. Jane Randolph was still in Lynchburg but preparing to join her daughter in Florida.
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Letter from Harriet Randolph to Jane Cary Randolph, 1829

Letter from Harriet Randolph to Jane Cary Randolph, 1829
Petition of John McDonogh regarding land in West Florida

Petition of John McDonogh regarding land in West Florida
Date
1830 (circa)
Description
Petition of John McDonogh, residing in the Parish of Orleans, Louisiana, shows that numerous people are residing on petitioner's land in West Florida and are specified as defendants. Petition requests judgment favor the petitioner to ownership of specified tracts of land and that defendants pay damages of $2500.
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Petition of John McDonogh regarding land in West Florida

Petition of John McDonogh regarding land in West Florida
First Act of the Territorial Legislature, 1822

First Act of the Territorial Legislature, 1822
Date
1822
Description
This first act of Florida's Territorial Legislature in 1822 divided the territory into four counties and established local courts.
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First Act of the Territorial Legislature, 1822

First Act of the Territorial Legislature, 1822
Petition of Sundry Citizens of Pensacola Regarding Road from Pensacola to Cahawba, 1822

Petition of Sundry Citizens of Pensacola Regarding Road from Pensacola to Cahawba, 1822
Date
1822-08-12
Description
Petition from the citizens of Pensacola requesting that the Florida Territorial Legislative Council build a road from Pensacola to Cahaba, Alabama.
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Petition of Sundry Citizens of Pensacola Regarding Road from Pensacola to Cahawba, 1822

Petition of Sundry Citizens of Pensacola Regarding Road from Pensacola to Cahawba, 1822
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
s2153_b001_f05_01Territorial Census Returns, 1838 and 1840; Election Returns, 1838-1845TextElections/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s2153_b001_f05_01.jpg
n2007-1_b001_f01_05Letter from John Blunt to William S. Pope, 1833TextEthnicity, Native American/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2007-1_b001_f01_05.jpg
flc_br0017Circular Letter from the Grand Lodge of Florida to Other LodgesTextFreemasonry--Lodges/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_br0017.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
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
s877_b004_f06_x01Petition from Alachua County Citizens Asking for the County to Be Divided, February 13, 1844TextLand settlement
Boundaries
Marion County (Fla.)--History
County government
Petitions		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s877_b004_f06_x01.jpg
m75-86_b001_f03_08Letter from Harriet Randolph to Jane Cary Randolph, 1829TextLand settlement--Florida/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/m75-86_b001_f03_08.jpg
flc_br0080Petition of John McDonogh regarding land in West FloridaTextLand tenure--West Florida/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_br0080.jpg
s222_b001_01First Act of the Territorial Legislature, 1822TextLegislation/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s222_b001_01.jpg
s876_b001_f01_02Petition of Sundry Citizens of Pensacola Regarding Road from Pensacola to Cahawba, 1822TextLegislative councils
Roads--Florida--Escambia County
Petitions
Roads		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s876_b001_f01_02.jpg