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To The Members, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

To The Members, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


New Books, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

New Books, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Includes reviews of Florida place-names of Indian origin and Seminole personal names by William A. Read, and Salt as a Factor in the Confederacy by Ella Lonn


A Topographical Memoir On East And West Florida With Itineraries (Continued), Hugh Young 2020 University of Central Florida

A Topographical Memoir On East And West Florida With Itineraries (Continued), Hugh Young

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Henry A. Wise And The Presidency, J. E. Davis Yonge 2020 University of Central Florida

Henry A. Wise And The Presidency, J. E. Davis Yonge

Florida Historical Quarterly

This paper is based in part upon a number of letters written by Wise to W. F. Samford, of Alabama, during the decade prior to the War. The originals are in the possession of Dr. George Petrie, Professor of History and Dean of the Graduate School, Alabama Polytechnic Institute; and it was on his suggestion that the paper was written, some years ago, soon after the letters were brought to light.


Philip Keyes Yonge, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Philip Keyes Yonge, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Title Page, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 13, Number 2. Includes the Table of Contents


Membership Roll Of The Florida Historical Society, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Membership Roll Of The Florida Historical Society, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

A list of active members as of July 1, 1934


The Panton, Leslie Papers, William Panton 2020 University of Central Florida

The Panton, Leslie Papers, William Panton

Florida Historical Quarterly

William Panton to John Forbes


A Topographical Memoir On East And West Florida With Itineraries, Hugh Young 2020 University of Central Florida

A Topographical Memoir On East And West Florida With Itineraries, Hugh Young

Florida Historical Quarterly

In a communication from General Jackson addressed to the Hon. John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, from Fort Gadsden, May 5, 1818, there occurs the following statement: “For a detailed account of my movements from that period to this day, you are respectfully referred to the report prepared by my adjutant general, accompanied with Captain Hugh Young’s topographical sketch of the route and distance performed”. This evidently refers to the memoir and itineraries here presented.


The Manufacture Of Cotton In Florida Before And During The Civil War, Dorothy Dodd 2020 University of Central Florida

The Manufacture Of Cotton In Florida Before And During The Civil War, Dorothy Dodd

Florida Historical Quarterly

The fluctuating price of cotton in the 1840’s caused the cotton planters of Florida, like their brethren in other parts of the South, to consider ways in which they might stabilize the price of their staple crop in order to stave off economic ruin. 1 Numerous proposals were made to this end, 2 but none met with more widespread response throughout the South than that. of bringing the cotton mill to the cotton field by establishing cotton manufactories throughout the cotton producing regions.


Title Page, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 13, Number 1. Includes the Table of Contents


In Memoriam: Francis M. Williams, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

In Memoriam: Francis M. Williams, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Francis M. Williams died at his home in Jacksonville on March eighth. For twenty-six years of the sixty-two years of his life he was a member of our Society, and for the past ten years has been its secretary.


Florida Local Historical Societies, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Florida Local Historical Societies, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.


The Panton, Leslie Papers: John Leslie To Robert Leslie, John Leslie 2020 University of Central Florida

The Panton, Leslie Papers: John Leslie To Robert Leslie, John Leslie

Florida Historical Quarterly

This letter is in continuation of the series of records of Panton, Leslie & Co., and its successor John Forbes & Co., the publication of which has been continuous in the Quarterly. These are in the possession of Mrs. John W. Greenslade who has transcribed them.


Wilkinson Call, Soldier And Senator, Part Ii, Albert Hubbard Roberts 2020 University of Central Florida

Wilkinson Call, Soldier And Senator, Part Ii, Albert Hubbard Roberts

Florida Historical Quarterly

Part I of this paper, which appeared in the last number of the Quarterly, recorded Call’s birth in Russellville, Kentucky; the removal, in his boyhood, to Tallahassee ; his early legal and political activities; his service in. the Confederate States army; his election to the United States Senate in 1865, and the refusal of that body to seat him; his removal to Jacksonville in 1867 or 1868; his defeat for United States senator in 1875; and his successive defeats for presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1868, 1872, and 1876. In connection with the latter, on page 113 of …


The Florida Intrigues Of Jose Alvarez De Toledo, Joseph B. Lockey 2020 University of Central Florida

The Florida Intrigues Of Jose Alvarez De Toledo, Joseph B. Lockey

Florida Historical Quarterly

This article is an outgrowth of an extended project undertaken by the writer for the Florida State Historical Society. The material upon which it is based consists in part of photostatic reproductions of documents provided by this Society, and in part of like material loaned by the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. The Research Board of the University of California has generously given the project financial support. To all these agencies the writer acknowledges his indebtedness.


Table Of Contents, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Table Of Contents, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 12, Number 4. Includes the Table of Contents


Annual Meeting Of The Florida Historical Society, Florida Historical Society 2020 University of Central Florida

Annual Meeting Of The Florida Historical Society, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Includes Minutes, Annual Report of the President, Annual Report of the Treasurer, Report of the Librarian


The Panton, Leslie Papers: James Innerarity To John Forbes, James Innerarity 2020 University of Central Florida

The Panton, Leslie Papers: James Innerarity To John Forbes, James Innerarity

Florida Historical Quarterly

This letter is in continuation of the series of records of Panton, Leslie & Co. and its successor, John Forbes & Co., the publication of which has been continuous in the Quarterly. These are in the possession of Mrs. John W. Greenslade who has transcribed them.


Apalachee During The Brisih Occupation, R. E. Pittman 2020 University of Central Florida

Apalachee During The Brisih Occupation, R. E. Pittman

Florida Historical Quarterly

According to Prof. F. H. Hodder, in the introduction to his reprint of Pittman’s work entitled “The Present State of the European Settlements on the Mississippi,” there are but few available biographical data pertaining to Pittman. Hodder there presents such information as he was able to collect. Apparently Pittman must have accompanied the first British detachment occupying Florida, he states that he “resided four years as an engineer in those parts” and it is known that he left towards the close of 1768. Apparently during 1767 he was occupied in making surveys in different parts of West Florida, as records …


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