18 items found
Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "Monticello "
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Diary Entry of Daniel H. Wiggins, 1838

Diary Entry of Daniel H. Wiggins, 1838
Date
1838-11-05
Description
An entry from Daniel H. Wiggins' diary dated November 5, 1838, with comments on farming, soil conditions, economic opportunities in the Florida territory and his fear of the Seminoles. He also discusses the visit of a group of soldiers to Thomas Randall's plantation south of Monticello, Florida.
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Diary Entry of Daniel H. Wiggins, 1838

Diary Entry of Daniel H. Wiggins, 1838
Florida Turnpike and Interstate System Brochure, 1966

Florida Turnpike and Interstate System Brochure, 1966
Date
1966
Description
Brochure with detailed map of the Florida Turnpike system, along with other major state and federal highways. Mileage charts and useful information about the Florida Turnpike's facilities are included.
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Florida Turnpike and Interstate System Brochure, 1966

Florida Turnpike and Interstate System Brochure, 1966
Advertisement for the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, 1895

Advertisement for the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, 1895
Date
1895
Description
Advertisement for the Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad, including a map of the railroad and its connections in Florida and the Eastern Seaboard of the United States as far as New York City. The ad describes the services provided by the railroad company, and lists many of its agents in various cities around the Eastern United States. Printed on page 10 of Helen K. Ingram, Tourists' and Settlers' Guide to Florida (Jacksonville: Da Costa Printing & Publishing House, 1895).
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Advertisement for the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, 1895

Advertisement for the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, 1895
Advertisement for the Florida Railway and Navigation Company, 1887

Advertisement for the Florida Railway and Navigation Company, 1887
Date
1887
Description
Advertisement for the Florida Railway and Navigation Company, a large network of rail lines operating in Florida in the late 19th century. The ad lists the various destinations a passenger could reach on this line, and describes some of the amenities available on the trains. The ad also lists some of the officers of the rail line. Printed on page 44 of the Florida Official Path Finder, vol. 1, no. 3 (February 1887).
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Advertisement for the Florida Railway and Navigation Company, 1887

Advertisement for the Florida Railway and Navigation Company, 1887
Florida Free Press Newsletter, November 20, 1964

Florida Free Press Newsletter, November 20, 1964
Date
1964-11-20
Description
Florida Free Press newsletter, number 17, published by the North Florida Citizenship Education Project. This newsletter features stories about Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) activities in North Florida, voter registration drives and other news.
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Florida Free Press Newsletter, November 20, 1964

Florida Free Press Newsletter, November 20, 1964
Lawton Chiles U.S. Senate Campaign Progress Reports from Walking Tour of Florida, 1970

Lawton Chiles U.S. Senate Campaign Progress Reports from Walking Tour of Florida, 1970
Date
1970
Description
Series of newsletters published by Lawton Chiles' 1970 campaign for U.S. Senate during Chiles' walk across Florida. The reports describe the route Chiles took, as well as the people he met and the topics they discussed. Other politicians, representing local and state governments, joined Chiles at various points, including state senators Dempsey Barron and Wilbur Boyd, and State Superintendent of Instruction Thomas D. Bailey. Chiles walked all the way from Century in Escambia County to Key Largo, stopping in Tallahassee for the legislative session. Chiles was a state senator representing the Lakeland region at this time.
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Lawton Chiles U.S. Senate Campaign Progress Reports from Walking Tour of Florida, 1970

Lawton Chiles U.S. Senate Campaign Progress Reports from Walking Tour of Florida, 1970
Map of the Florida Central Railroad, 1911

Map of the Florida Central Railroad, 1911
Date
1911
Collection
Map of the Florida Central Railroad, 1911

Map of the Florida Central Railroad, 1911
Oaths of Allegiance to the United States of America, 1865

Oaths of Allegiance to the United States of America, 1865
Date
1865
Description
Oaths of allegiance entered in Leon County between May 31 and June 17, 1865. The signees, although primarily from Northern Florida, represented several Florida counties and a few different states. These rosters include information otherwise available in census or service records, such as date, name, residence and occupation. Of particular interest are pages 5 and 6, which also include columns for complexion, hair and eye color, and height.
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Oaths of Allegiance to the United States of America, 1865

Oaths of Allegiance to the United States of America, 1865
Undertakers and Coffin Dealers Record of Coffin Sales, 1918-1922

Undertakers and Coffin Dealers Record of Coffin Sales, 1918-1922
Date
1918 (circa)
Description
A record of coffins by a coffin shop in Monticello, Florida. The report contains the name of the deceased; their place of birth (or death -- on some pages the word "birth" is crossed out and "death" is penciled in); their sex and race; their date of death; and in which county they died. There is also the name and city of residence of the person who purchased the coffin for the deceased. Most of the deaths occurred in Jefferson County, Florida, with a few from Leon County in Florida and Thomas County in Georgia.
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Undertakers and Coffin Dealers Record of Coffin Sales, 1918-1922

Undertakers and Coffin Dealers Record of Coffin Sales, 1918-1922
Undertakers and Coffin Dealers Record of Coffin Sales, 1924-1926

Undertakers and Coffin Dealers Record of Coffin Sales, 1924-1926
Date
1924 (circa)
Description
A record of coffins sold by Kate Simmons' coffin shop in Monticello, Florida. The report contains the name of the deceased; their place of death; their sex, race, marital status and age; their date of death; and their cause of death. There is also the name and city of residence of the person who purchased the coffin for the deceased. Most of the deaths occurred in Jefferson County, Florida, with a few from Leon County, Florida.
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Undertakers and Coffin Dealers Record of Coffin Sales, 1924-1926

Undertakers and Coffin Dealers Record of Coffin Sales, 1924-1926
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
m89-32_b001_f11_01Diary Entry of Daniel H. Wiggins, 1838TextSeminole Indians
Agriculture--Florida		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/m89-32_b001_f11_01.jpg
sle_transportation_04Florida Turnpike and Interstate System Brochure, 1966TextRoad maps
Tourist maps
Express highways
Toll roads		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/sle_transportation_04.jpg
flc_917.59-i54_01Advertisement for the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, 1895TextRailroads
Advertisement		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_917.59-i54_01.jpg
flc_385-p297-1887_07Advertisement for the Florida Railway and Navigation Company, 1887TextRailroads
Advertisement		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_385-p297-1887_07.jpg
n2015-1_b003_f17_74Florida Free Press Newsletter, November 20, 1964TextRace relations
Civil rights--Social aspects
Nonviolence		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2015-1_b003_f17_74.jpg
slc_1970-chiles_01Lawton Chiles U.S. Senate Campaign Progress Reports from Walking Tour of Florida, 1970TextPolitical campaigns
Elections
Statesmen--United States
Agriculture and state
School integration--Florida
Vietnam Conflict, 1961-1975		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/slc_1970-chiles_01.jpg
m83-26_b001_f02_01Map of the Florida Central Railroad, 1911TextPlant System of Railways, Steamship Lines, and Hotels.
Resorts -- Florida -- Guidebooks
Florida--Maps		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/m83-26_b001_f02_01.jpg
n2017-93_b001_f01_01Oaths of Allegiance to the United States of America, 1865TextLoyalty oaths
Allegiance
Citizenship		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2017-93_b001_f01_01.jpg
m91-5_b013_f12_01Undertakers and Coffin Dealers Record of Coffin Sales, 1918-1922TextCoffins
Registers of births, etc.
Death
African Americans--Florida--Jefferson County--Monticello		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/m91-5_b013_f12_01.jpg
m91-5_b013_f10_01Undertakers and Coffin Dealers Record of Coffin Sales, 1924-1926TextCoffins
Registers of births, etc.
Death
African Americans--Florida--Jefferson County--Monticello		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/m91-5_b013_f10_01.jpg