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Why Two Connecticut Yankees Went South, Samuel H. Fisher 2021 University of Central Florida

Why Two Connecticut Yankees Went South, Samuel H. Fisher

Florida Historical Quarterly

General Edmund Kirby Smith was an outstanding figure in the War between the States, particularly in its closing years when he was in command of the Trans-Mississippi Department. He was Florida-born and his native State was proud to place his statue in the Capitol at Washington.


The St. Augustine Census Of 1786, Joseph B. Lockey 2021 University of Central Florida

The St. Augustine Census Of 1786, Joseph B. Lockey

Florida Historical Quarterly

St. Augustine was the chief center of population in colonial Florida. It was not however at any time a town of considerable size. Indeed, the whole white population of East and West Florida in the first Spanish period never exceeded a few thousand at most. The explanation is simple. There were greater attractions elsewhere. Unlike Mexico and the other mainland regions to the south, Florida had no mines to be exploited, no extensive fields already prepared for cultivation, and no Indian serfs to do the white man’s bidding. Nor did it possess the conditions of soil and climate which made …


James Alexander Robertson, A. Curtis Wilgus 2021 University of Central Florida

James Alexander Robertson, A. Curtis Wilgus

Florida Historical Quarterly

Few scholars have had such an extensive general understanding of, or such an intensive interest in certain fields of history as had Dr. Robertson. The Philippines, Latin America, Florida, and Maryland all attracted his earnest, enthusiastic, and scholarly attention; and in each of those fields the results of his labors are outstanding. Though honors came to him from four continents, those who knew him best remember the man before the scholar.


Title Page, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 18, Number 1. Includes the Table of Contents


End Pages, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

End Pages, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Library Accessions, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

Library Accessions, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


James Alexander Robertson: An Obituary, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

James Alexander Robertson: An Obituary, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


New Officers, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

New Officers, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Exhibit Of Floridiana, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

Exhibit Of Floridiana, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


The Program, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

The Program, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Report On Members, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

Report On Members, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Report Of The Treasurer, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

Report Of The Treasurer, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


The Florida Historical Society: The Annual Meeting, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

The Florida Historical Society: The Annual Meeting, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


The Panton, Leslie Papers: Two Letters Of Edmund Doyle, Trader, 1817, Edmund Doyle 2021 University of Central Florida

The Panton, Leslie Papers: Two Letters Of Edmund Doyle, Trader, 1817, Edmund Doyle

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


The Parentage And Birthplace Of Osceola, Charles H. Coe 2021 University of Central Florida

The Parentage And Birthplace Of Osceola, Charles H. Coe

Florida Historical Quarterly

It is commonly believed that the famous Seminole Indian chief, Osceola, 3 hero of the long and costly Seminole War, was the son of an Englishman named Powell, a trader among the Creek Indians of Georgia, by a Creek Indian woman.


Governor Johnstone In West Florida, C. N. Howard 2021 University of Central Florida

Governor Johnstone In West Florida, C. N. Howard

Florida Historical Quarterly

The first letters and reports of Major Farmar upon the new province, West Florida, and the conduct of the military administration were received in the early spring by the secretary at war and, in due course, were forwarded to the new governor, George Johnstone, at his London house in Half- Moon street. The papers came from the secretary at war to the office of the secretary of state for the southern department. After inspection, they were returned to the secretary at war.


Spanish Mission Sites In Florida, Mark F. Boyd 2021 University of Central Florida

Spanish Mission Sites In Florida, Mark F. Boyd

Florida Historical Quarterly

The story of the mission settlements established by the Franciscan fathers in northern Florida subsequent to 1633 still awaits telling. It cannot be adequately told until the Spanish archives are carefully searched.


Map Of Mission Sites, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

Map Of Mission Sites, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Title Page, Florida Historical Society 2021 University of Central Florida

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 17, Number 4. Includes the Table of Contents


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

The Florida Historical Society, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


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