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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "Tampa Bay "
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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.
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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
De Soto in Florida: His Route From Tampa Bay to St. Marks by John Westcott, 1888

De Soto in Florida: His Route From Tampa Bay to St. Marks by John Westcott, 1888
Date
1888
Description
Booklet describing Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's route through Florida in 1539. The booklet includes maps of the route.
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De Soto in Florida: His Route From Tampa Bay to St. Marks by John Westcott, 1888

De Soto in Florida: His Route From Tampa Bay to St. Marks by John Westcott, 1888
Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905

Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905
Date
1905
Description
A booklet describing what passengers would see as they traveled along the Queen and Crescent Route to Cuba and Nassau. The booklet includes detailed information about the American Civil War history of the stops along the route in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia; hotels where passengers could stay; attractions passengers could see in these cities; and images of both the hotels and the attractions. The end of the booklet describes the automatic electric block signal system used along the route and has the timetables for trains and steamships.
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Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905

Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905
Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Information Required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th Ultimo, in Relation to the Instructions Given to the Commissioners for Negotiating with the Florida Indians, &c. &c., 1826

Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Information Required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th Ultimo, in Relation to the Instructions Given to the Commissioners for Negotiating with the Florida Indians, &c. &c., 1826
Date
1826-02-06
Description
A collection of correspondence between government officials in Florida and Washington, D.C. regarding the settlement of Native Americans in the territory of Florida and other matters, including the Treaty of Moultrie Creek (1823). The correspondence dates from April 7, 1823 to December 26, 1825.
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Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Information Required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th Ultimo, in Relation to the Instructions Given to the Commissioners for Negotiating with the Florida Indians, &c. &c., 1826

Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Information Required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th Ultimo, in Relation to the Instructions Given to the Commissioners for Negotiating with the Florida Indians, &c. &c., 1826
Letter Regarding the Activities of Mr. Reid Keene, 1811

Letter Regarding the Activities of Mr. Reid Keene, 1811
Date
1811-09-21
Description
Letter written by an anoymous person to an unidentified recipient describing the activities of Richard Reid Keene, a resident of Maryland who was rumored to have been negotiating with the Spanish government to acquire portions of East Florida.
Collection
Letter Regarding the Activities of Mr. Reid Keene, 1811

Letter Regarding the Activities of Mr. Reid Keene, 1811
License plate contest entry featuring Spanish Galleon in commemoration of the "450th anniversary of the arrival of Hernando de Soto at Tampa Bay, 1539/1989."

License plate contest entry featuring Spanish Galleon in commemoration of the "450th anniversary of the arrival of Hernando de Soto at Tampa Bay, 1539/1989."
Date
1985
Description
License plate contest entry submitted by R. Thomas Wimberly of St. Augustine Beach. Design features drawing of Spanish Galleon in commemoration of the "450th anniversary of the arrival of Hernando de Soto at Tampa Bay, 1539/1989."
Collection
License plate contest entry featuring Spanish Galleon in commemoration of the "450th anniversary of the arrival of Hernando de Soto at Tampa Bay, 1539/1989."

License plate contest entry featuring Spanish Galleon in commemoration of the "450th anniversary of the arrival of Hernando de Soto at Tampa Bay, 1539/1989."
Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Memorial of the Legislative Council of Florida, 1823

Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Memorial of the Legislative Council of Florida, 1823
Date
1823-02-03
Description
A memorial written by the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida to President James Monroe requesting Congress consider building a public road between St. Augustine and Pensacola; erecting lighthouses in St. Augustine and Pensacola; organizing the judiciary in the Territory; creating a system to handle land claims and sales so settlers would be more likely to move to Florida; and selecting Pensacola as a naval depot. The Legislative Council argued that Pensacola would be essential to protecting the United States from attacks by sea because of the city's proximity to New Orleans, the depths of Pensacola Bay and the security of Fort Barrancas.
Collection
Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Memorial of the Legislative Council of Florida, 1823

Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Memorial of the Legislative Council of Florida, 1823
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
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
flc_973.16-w524_01De Soto in Florida: His Route From Tampa Bay to St. Marks by John Westcott, 1888TextExplorers--Florida
Maps--Florida
Conquerors		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/flc_973.16-w524_01.jpg
flc_917.5-q3_01Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905TextRailroad trains
Railroad travel
Florida -- Description and travel
Florida -- Pictorial works		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/flc_917.5-q3_01.jpg
flc_970.1-u58t-1826-no74Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Information Required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th Ultimo, in Relation to the Instructions Given to the Commissioners for Negotiating with the Florida Indians, &c. &c., 1826TextSeminole Indians
Native Americans
Indians of North America -- Florida
Seminole Indians -- Treaties
Cherokee Indians
Choctaw Indians
Creek Indians
Mikasuki Indians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/flc_970.1-u58t-1826-no74.jpg
n2013-6_b001_x01Letter Regarding the Activities of Mr. Reid Keene, 1811TextEspionage
Spies		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/n2013-6_b001_x01.jpg
s1046_b018_f01_10License plate contest entry featuring Spanish Galleon in commemoration of the "450th anniversary of the arrival of Hernando de Soto at Tampa Bay, 1539/1989."TextAutomobile license plates
Soto, Hernando de, approximately 1500-1542
Explorers in art
Sailing ships		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s1046_b018_f01_10.jpg
flc_973.54-u58-1823-no53Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Memorial of the Legislative Council of Florida, 1823TextRoads--Design and construction
Lighthouses--Florida--Design and construction
Coast defenses--Florida--Escambia County--Pensacola
Fortification--Florida--Escambia County--Pensacola		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/flc_973.54-u58-1823-no53.jpg