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Zephaniah Kingsley, Treatise on the Patriarchal or Cooperative System of Society as it Exists in Some Governments, and Colonies in America, and in the United States Under the Name of Slavery, with its Necessity and Advantages, 1829

Date: 1829
Description: Essay by plantation owner and slaveholder Zephaniah Kingsley defending the institution of slavery.
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Zephaniah Kingsley, Treatise on the Patriarchal or Cooperative System of Society as it Exists in Some Governments, and Colonies in America, and in the United States Under the Name of Slavery, with its Necessity and Advantages, 1829

William Tradewell pronounces General Leigh Read to be a scoundrel and coward, 1839

Date: 1839
Description: Notice to the public published by William Tradwell that General Leigh Read had declined to give him satisfaction after insulting him, either by apologizing or dueling. Accordingly, Tradewell pronounced Read a scoundrel and a coward.
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William Tradewell pronounces General Leigh Read to be a scoundrel and coward, 1839

Union Bank of Florida, Twenty Dollars, 1835

Date: 1835-04-20
Description: Twenty dollar Union Bank of Florida note issued in 1835.
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Union Bank of Florida, Twenty Dollars, 1835

Union Bank of Florida, Promissory Note, 1841

Date: 1841-10-21
Description: $666 dollar Union Bank of Florida promissory note issued in 1841.
Collection

Union Bank of Florida, Promissory Note, 1841

Union Bank of Florida, Fifty Cents, 1842

Date: 1842-01-01
Description: Fifty cent Union Bank of Florida note issued in 1842.
Collection

Union Bank of Florida, Fifty Cents, 1842

Union Bank of Florida, Certificate of Deposit, 1841

Date: 1841-04-03
Description: $1492 Union Bank of Florida certificate of deposit issued in 1841.
Collection

Union Bank of Florida, Certificate of Deposit, 1841

Union Bank of Florida $4000 Post Note, 1840

Date: 1840-07-18
Description: Post note from the Union Bank of Florida dated July 18th 1840 promising to pay $4000 at Merchants Bank New York to the order of John G. Gamble. Reverse has a list of payees.
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Union Bank of Florida $4000 Post Note, 1840

Treaty with the Seminole, 1833

Date: 1833-03-28
Description: The Treaty with the Seminole from 1833, also known as the Treaty of Fort Gibson.
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Treaty with the Seminole, 1833

Treaty with the Seminole, 1832

Date: 1832-05-09
Description: The Treaty with the Seminole from 1832, also known as the Treaty of Payne's Landing.
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Treaty with the Seminole, 1832

Treaty with the Florida Tribes of Indians, 1823

Date: 1823-09-18
Description: The Treaty with the Florida Tribes of Indians from 1823, also known as the Treaty of Moultrie Creek.
Collection

Treaty with the Florida Tribes of Indians, 1823

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
flc_326-k55t_01	Zephaniah Kingsley, Treatise on the Patriarchal or Cooperative System of Society as it Exists in Some Governments, and Colonies in America, and in the United States Under the Name of Slavery, with its Necessity and Advantages, 1829	Text	Slavery Plantation life Free blacks Slaves--Abuse of Slaves--Social conditions	/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_326-k55t_01.jpg
flc_br0213	William Tradewell pronounces General Leigh Read to be a scoundrel and coward, 1839	Text	Libel and slander	/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_br0213.jpg
flc_currency_union-bank_1835_20.00	Union Bank of Florida, Twenty Dollars, 1835	Text	Money -- Florida Paper money	/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_currency_union-bank_1835_20.00.jpg
flc_currency_union-bank-promissory_1841_666.00	Union Bank of Florida, Promissory Note, 1841	Text	Banks and banking	/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_currency_union-bank-promissory_1841_666.00.jpg
flc_currency_union-bank_1842_0.50	Union Bank of Florida, Fifty Cents, 1842	Text	Money -- Florida Paper money	/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_currency_union-bank_1842_0.50.jpg
flc_currency_union-bank-cd_1841_1492.00	Union Bank of Florida, Certificate of Deposit, 1841	Text	Money -- Florida Paper money	/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_currency_union-bank-cd_1841_1492.00.jpg
slms_mc11-7_1840_01	Union Bank of Florida $4000 Post Note, 1840	Text	Banks and banking -- Florida	/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/slms_mc11-7_1840_01.jpg
slr_341.026-uni_03	Treaty with the Seminole, 1833	Text	Seminole Indians Native Americans Indians of North America -- Florida Seminole Indians -- Treaties Creek Indians	/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/slr_341.026-uni_03.jpg
slr_341.026-uni_02	Treaty with the Seminole, 1832	Text	Seminole Indians Native Americans Indians of North America -- Florida Seminole Indians -- Treaties Creek Indians	/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/slr_341.026-uni_02.jpg
slr_341.026-uni_01	Treaty with the Florida Tribes of Indians, 1823	Text	Seminole Indians Native Americans Indians of North America -- Florida Seminole Indians -- Treaties Creek Indians	/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/slr_341.026-uni_01.jpg

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Zephaniah Kingsley, Treatise on the Patriarchal or Cooperative System of Society as it Exists in Some Governments, and Colonies in America, and in the United States Under the Name of Slavery, with its Necessity and Advantages, 1829

Zephaniah Kingsley, Treatise on the Patriarchal or Cooperative System of Society as it Exists in Some Governments, and Colonies in America, and in the United States Under the Name of Slavery, with its Necessity and Advantages, 1829

William Tradewell pronounces General Leigh Read to be a scoundrel and coward, 1839

William Tradewell pronounces General Leigh Read to be a scoundrel and coward, 1839

Union Bank of Florida, Twenty Dollars, 1835

Union Bank of Florida, Twenty Dollars, 1835

Union Bank of Florida, Promissory Note, 1841

Union Bank of Florida, Promissory Note, 1841

Union Bank of Florida, Fifty Cents, 1842

Union Bank of Florida, Fifty Cents, 1842

Union Bank of Florida, Certificate of Deposit, 1841

Union Bank of Florida, Certificate of Deposit, 1841

Union Bank of Florida $4000 Post Note, 1840

Union Bank of Florida $4000 Post Note, 1840

Treaty with the Seminole, 1833

Treaty with the Seminole, 1833

Treaty with the Seminole, 1832

Treaty with the Seminole, 1832

Treaty with the Florida Tribes of Indians, 1823

Treaty with the Florida Tribes of Indians, 1823

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Zephaniah Kingsley, Treatise on the Patriarchal or Cooperative System of Society as it Exists in Some Governments, and Colonies in America, and in the United States Under the Name of Slavery, with its Necessity and Advantages, 1829

Zephaniah Kingsley, Treatise on the Patriarchal or Cooperative System of Society as it Exists in Some Governments, and Colonies in America, and in the United States Under the Name of Slavery, with its Necessity and Advantages, 1829

William Tradewell pronounces General Leigh Read to be a scoundrel and coward, 1839

William Tradewell pronounces General Leigh Read to be a scoundrel and coward, 1839

Union Bank of Florida, Twenty Dollars, 1835

Union Bank of Florida, Twenty Dollars, 1835

Union Bank of Florida, Promissory Note, 1841

Union Bank of Florida, Promissory Note, 1841

Union Bank of Florida, Fifty Cents, 1842

Union Bank of Florida, Fifty Cents, 1842

Union Bank of Florida, Certificate of Deposit, 1841

Union Bank of Florida, Certificate of Deposit, 1841

Union Bank of Florida $4000 Post Note, 1840

Union Bank of Florida $4000 Post Note, 1840

Treaty with the Seminole, 1833

Treaty with the Seminole, 1833

Treaty with the Seminole, 1832

Treaty with the Seminole, 1832

Treaty with the Florida Tribes of Indians, 1823

Treaty with the Florida Tribes of Indians, 1823