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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "Escambia County "
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Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting, in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 26th Ultimo, Sundry Documents Relating to the Destruction of the Negro Fort in East Florida, in the Month of July, 1816

Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting, in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 26th Ultimo, Sundry Documents Relating to the Destruction of the Negro Fort in East Florida, in the Month of July, 1816
Date
1819-02-01
Description
A collection of letters between United States government officials and servicemen regarding the destruction of the Negro Fort in Franklin County, Florida, on July 27, 1816. The correspondence dates from June 6, 1815 to September 6, 1816.
Collection
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting, in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 26th Ultimo, Sundry Documents Relating to the Destruction of the Negro Fort in East Florida, in the Month of July, 1816

Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting, in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 26th Ultimo, Sundry Documents Relating to the Destruction of the Negro Fort in East Florida, in the Month of July, 1816
Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting Copies of All the Letters and Correspondence Between the Secretary of War and Gen. Andrew Jackson, from the Commencement of the Creek War, to 1st March, 1815

Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting Copies of All the Letters and Correspondence Between the Secretary of War and Gen. Andrew Jackson, from the Commencement of the Creek War, to 1st March, 1815
Date
1828-02-18
Description
A collection of correspondence between U.S. Secretary of War John Armstrong and General Andrew Jackson during the Creek War regarding military movement and other war-related matters. The correspondence dates from February 4, 1814 to August 10, 1814.
Collection
Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting Copies of All the Letters and Correspondence Between the Secretary of War and Gen. Andrew Jackson, from the Commencement of the Creek War, to 1st March, 1815

Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting Copies of All the Letters and Correspondence Between the Secretary of War and Gen. Andrew Jackson, from the Commencement of the Creek War, to 1st March, 1815
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.
Collection
Territorial Census Returns, 1838 and 1840; Election Returns, 1838-1845

Territorial Census Returns, 1838 and 1840; Election Returns, 1838-1845
Correspondence Between Helen Y. Spera and Governor Reubin Askew Regarding Equal Rights Amendment, 1976

Correspondence Between Helen Y. Spera and Governor Reubin Askew Regarding Equal Rights Amendment, 1976
Date
1976
Description
Letter dated May 18, 1976, from Helen Y. Spera to Governor Reubin Askew urging the "members of our State Government" to support the Equal Rights Amendment. There is also a reply dated June 3, 1976, from Nancy Kelley Wittenberg, administrative assistant for Governor Askew, thanking Spera for her letter of support.
Collection
Correspondence Between Helen Y. Spera and Governor Reubin Askew Regarding Equal Rights Amendment, 1976

Correspondence Between Helen Y. Spera and Governor Reubin Askew Regarding Equal Rights Amendment, 1976
Copy of Letter from Sam S. Silbley to Governor William Dunn Moseley Concerning Defense of Florida During Mexican War, 1846

Copy of Letter from Sam S. Silbley to Governor William Dunn Moseley Concerning Defense of Florida During Mexican War, 1846
Date
1846-06-15
Description
A copy of a letter to Governor William Moseley from Sam S. Sibley in which Sibley advises the governor about the defenses needed throughout the state to protect against a potential attack from Mexico during the Mexican War. Sibley outlines the number of men needed for adequate defense and the amount of weapons the governor needs to request from the U.S. government in order to protect the state during an attack.
Collection
Copy of Letter from Sam S. Silbley to Governor William Dunn Moseley Concerning Defense of Florida During Mexican War, 1846

Copy of Letter from Sam S. Silbley to Governor William Dunn Moseley Concerning Defense of Florida During Mexican War, 1846
Grand Lodge of Florida 35th Annual Session, 1890

Grand Lodge of Florida 35th Annual Session, 1890
Date
1890
Description
A program for the 35th annual session of the Grand Florida Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) which included Pensacola Lodge, No. 4; Mechanics Lodge, No. 8; and Joppa Lodge, No. 6. The events were held from March 18-20, 1890, in Pensacola.
Collection
Grand Lodge of Florida 35th Annual Session, 1890

Grand Lodge of Florida 35th Annual Session, 1890
Petition of White Citizens of Pensacola Against a Tax on Free Persons of Color, 1847

Petition of White Citizens of Pensacola Against a Tax on Free Persons of Color, 1847
Date
1847
Description
Petition signed by 59 residents of Pensacola asking the Legislature to make the head tax on free people of color imposed by the revenue law of 1845 the same as the head tax for white people.
Collection
Petition of White Citizens of Pensacola Against a Tax on Free Persons of Color, 1847

Petition of White Citizens of Pensacola Against a Tax on Free Persons of Color, 1847
Claude L'Engle Hardware Receipt, 1896

Claude L'Engle Hardware Receipt, 1896
Date
1896-06-14
Description
Receipt from Claude L'Engle Hardware. Note "Masonic Temple" printed on the receipt.
Collection
Claude L'Engle Hardware Receipt, 1896

Claude L'Engle Hardware Receipt, 1896
Broadside advertising the opening of the Continental Hotel in Pensacola, 1875

Broadside advertising the opening of the Continental Hotel in Pensacola, 1875
Date
1875
Description
It is with pleasure that we announce to the traveling public that Pensacola now boasts of her long needed First Class Hotel''
Collection
Broadside advertising the opening of the Continental Hotel in Pensacola, 1875

Broadside advertising the opening of the Continental Hotel in Pensacola, 1875
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.
Collection
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
flc_973.51-u58-1819-no119Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting, in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 26th Ultimo, Sundry Documents Relating to the Destruction of the Negro Fort in East Florida, in the Month of July, 1816TextCreek Indians
Slavery
African Americans
Fortification--Florida--Franklin County		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_973.51-u58-1819-no119.jpg
flc_973.51-u58-1828-no146Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting Copies of All the Letters and Correspondence Between the Secretary of War and Gen. Andrew Jackson, from the Commencement of the Creek War, to 1st March, 1815TextCreek War, 1813-1814
Creek Indians
Seminole Indians
Cherokee Indians
Choctaw Indians
Indians of North America -- Florida		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_973.51-u58-1828-no146.jpg
s2153_b001_f05_01Territorial Census Returns, 1838 and 1840; Election Returns, 1838-1845TextElections/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s2153_b001_f05_01.jpg
s79_b005_f15_x01Correspondence Between Helen Y. Spera and Governor Reubin Askew Regarding Equal Rights Amendment, 1976TextEqual rights amendments
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc
Women's rights
United States. Constitution--Amendments		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s79_b005_f15_x01.jpg
s2153_b004_f07_01Copy of Letter from Sam S. Silbley to Governor William Dunn Moseley Concerning Defense of Florida During Mexican War, 1846TextFlorida -- Militia
Mexican War, 1846-1848		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s2153_b004_f07_01.jpg
n2015-3_b002_f13_05Grand Lodge of Florida 35th Annual Session, 1890TextFraternal organizations--Florida--Pensacola
Clubs--Florida--Pensacola
Fraternal lodges		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2015-3_b002_f13_05.jpg
s2153_b005_f62_01Petition of White Citizens of Pensacola Against a Tax on Free Persons of Color, 1847TextFree blacks
Petitions		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s2153_b005_f62_01.jpg
n2017-131_b001_f04_05Claude L'Engle Hardware Receipt, 1896TextHardware stores
Business enterprises		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2017-131_b001_f04_05.jpg
flc_br0034Broadside advertising the opening of the Continental Hotel in Pensacola, 1875TextHotels
Tourist trade		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_br0034.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