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Arizona Apaches As "Guests" In Florida, Omega G. East 2021 University of Central Florida

Arizona Apaches As "Guests" In Florida, Omega G. East

Florida Historical Quarterly

This paper is a resume of Mr. East’s “Apache Prisoners in Fort Marion, 1886-1887” (Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, January 1951), a 109-page illustrated typescript in National Park Service files.


The Addison Blockhouse, John W. Griffin 2021 University of Central Florida

The Addison Blockhouse, John W. Griffin

Florida Historical Quarterly

The so-called Addison blockhouse, situated on the old Addison grant near the Tomoka River in coastal Volusia County, has long been an enigma. The alternatives of dating suggested by persons interested in it have ranged from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, and its builders have variously been claimed to have been Spaniards, Englishmen, or Americans. In order to lay plans for a valid interpretation of the structure to the public, the Florida Park Service undertook a study to determine its origin and history.


The Early Career Of Edwin T. Jenckes: A Florida Pioneer Of The 1830’S, Earl C. Tanner 2021 University of Central Florida

The Early Career Of Edwin T. Jenckes: A Florida Pioneer Of The 1830’S, Earl C. Tanner

Florida Historical Quarterly

A leader of the eastern faction in early state politics was Edwin T. Jenckes, known to his adversaries as “‘the fat man of Florida.” Jenckes was a delegate to the St. Joseph Constitutional Convention of 1838-39 and apparently commanded a large following, for he was designated chairman of two committees. According to the opposition press, he weighed 450 to 500 pounds and was “the greatest” man at the convention. It was alleged that he “retained in his own person, all the management, tact, industry and talent of the whole eastern delegation” and that he, himself, voted five proxies. In case …


Education In St. Augustine 1821-1845, Frank G. Lewis 2021 University of Central Florida

Education In St. Augustine 1821-1845, Frank G. Lewis

Florida Historical Quarterly

The struggle for free public schools, particularly in certain cities and states, even in whole regions, has often revolved about historical issues such as those concerned with social and economic classes, taxation, and religion. Some observable differences in the development of school systems in the various regions of America can be traced to the different influences of the cultural heritages of the English and Spanish colonists. The struggle for a free school in St. Augustine during the territorial period exemplifies the evolution of an ever increasing conviction of a need for a system of schools to train the youth of …


Title Page, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 30, Number 3. Includes the Table of Contents


Contributors, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

Contributors, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


The Florida Historical Society, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

The Florida Historical Society, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Notes from the annual meeting, new members, and memorial for William T. Cash


Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Reviews of A Diary from Dixie. By Mary Boykin Chesnut. Edited by Ben Ames Williams. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949. pp. xiv, 572. Frontispiece and index), and Florida’s Indians, published as vol. x, no. 8 of Economic Leaflets, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, University of Florida


Regional And Local Historical Societies, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

Regional And Local Historical Societies, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Tallahassee Historical Society, Jacksonville Historical Society, The Historical Association of Southern Florida


France To The Rescue: An Episode Of The Florida Border, 1797, Richard K. Murdoch 2021 University of Central Florida

France To The Rescue: An Episode Of The Florida Border, 1797, Richard K. Murdoch

Florida Historical Quarterly

The reversal of international alliances pursuant to the Treaty of Basel of 1795 returned Spain to her former position as an ally of France. By the terms of this document, however, Spain found herself in a position considerably more subserviant than that assigned her by the alliances of 1761 and 1762. 1 Her Caribbean colonies, heretofore the prey of France, were now opened to possible English attack. East Florida lying close to Cuba and the Bahama Channel, thus in a strategic position, was one of the points most exposed to enemy attack. Constant troop withdrawals rendered the defense of this …


Fort Pupo: A Spanish Frontier Outpost, John M. Goggin 2021 University of Central Florida

Fort Pupo: A Spanish Frontier Outpost, John M. Goggin

Florida Historical Quarterly

From the viewpoint of anthropological analysis one of the most interesting aspects of the study of man is what happens when two cultures meet. When is there an integration of elements, and when an overwhelming of one culture by the other? Precisely what happened when the Spanish and Indians came together has been a fascinating subject of study by many archaeologists in Florida in recent years. It was exactly this problem which turned us from our study of the missions where Spanish priests and Indians came together to a consideration of the similar meeting of Spanish soldiers and Indians. Fort …


Confederate Finance: A Documentary Study Of A Proposal Of David L. Yulee, Arthur W. Thompson 2021 University of Central Florida

Confederate Finance: A Documentary Study Of A Proposal Of David L. Yulee, Arthur W. Thompson

Florida Historical Quarterly

The growth of total war in the twentieth century has increasingly focused our attention on the importance and role of domestic economic relationships, particularly those concerned with fiscal policy. The problem of financing a war effort is not a new one however, and the outcome of many a struggle has hinged upon its effective solution. In the case of the American Civil War, a contemporary historian has written: “One of the most fundamental causes of the ultimate failure of the Confederacy lay in its unwise financial policies.“ 1 That the failure to devise an effective fiscal structure was a contributory …


Title Page, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 30, Number 2. Includes the Table of Contents


Archeology Of The Tampa Bay Area, Ripley P. Bullen 2021 University of Central Florida

Archeology Of The Tampa Bay Area, Ripley P. Bullen

Florida Historical Quarterly

While we speak of archeology as pre-history, it is as much a part of the history of any region as that which is recorded contemporaneously in writing, even though it does not relate to our own ancestors. So two of the papers read at our annual meeting were on Florida archeology. Ripley P. Bullen, Assistant Florida State Archeologist recounted the highlights of what has been learned of the central west coast.


A Pioneer Florida Family; The Parson Brown Orange, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

A Pioneer Florida Family; The Parson Brown Orange, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

There was a large attendance at all of the Program sessions and the papers read, which were written for the occasion, were of unusual interest. A summary of several follow and others will be included in future issues of the Quarterly.


The Florida Historical Society, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

The Florida Historical Society, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Notes from the annual meeting, reports, and new members


The Seminole War: Its Background And Onset, Mark F. Boyd 2021 University of Central Florida

The Seminole War: Its Background And Onset, Mark F. Boyd

Florida Historical Quarterly

The action generally known as the Dade Massacre is an event which cannot be adequately understood if viewed by itself, since it was but one aspect of an explosion occurring in the winter of 1835-1836 which rocked the Territory of Florida. The explosion was the culmination of the mounting tension between the whites on the one hand, and red and black on the other, whose origins antedated the acquisition of Florida by the United States. This crisis must be viewed in the perspective of, and against the background formed by the forces from which it developed. It is attempted here …


Title Page, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 30, Number 1. Includes the Table of Contents


Contents Of Volume Xxx, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

Contents Of Volume Xxx, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Contains a list of articles and authors for Vol. 30


The Florida Historical Society, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

The Florida Historical Society, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

John G. McKay, The Annual Meeting, Donations to our Library


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