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Luciano De Herrera, Spanish Spy In British St. Augustine, Katherine S. Lawson Mar 2021

Luciano De Herrera, Spanish Spy In British St. Augustine, Katherine S. Lawson

Florida Historical Quarterly

When Governor Melchor Feliu closed the extensive and complicated operation of evacuating Spanish residents from St. Augustine on February 5, 1764, he reported that in order to provide for looking after certain properties of the king, and to dispose of many horses running in the woods, he had left seven soldiers and an interpreter there. One of these was a militiaman, Luciano de Herrera, whose family had long been resident in the colony.

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Pioneer Florida: Sidelights On Early American St. Augustine, T. Frederick Davis Mar 2021

Pioneer Florida: Sidelights On Early American St. Augustine, T. Frederick Davis

Florida Historical Quarterly

The Change of Flags, as it is called, designating the official transfer of East Florida from Spain to the United States under the treaty of cession, took place at St. Augustine July 10, 1821.

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Material In The National Archives Relating To Florida. 1789-1870, Elizabeth B. Drewry Mar 2021

Material In The National Archives Relating To Florida. 1789-1870, Elizabeth B. Drewry

Florida Historical Quarterly

From the time of the first meetings of the First Continental Congress in 1774, when steps were taken to record the actions of the Congress, there has been an almost continuous agitation for an appreciation of the historical importance of the official records of the United States Government. As the years went by and valuable documents were damaged and lost through fire, inadequate space, neglect and ill-use, the feeling became more widespread that the records of our Government’s activities deserved a better fate than they were receiving. Periodically proposals were made for adequate housing and centralized control. It was not, …

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The Beginnings Of Printing In Florida, Douglas C. Mcmurtrie Mar 2021

The Beginnings Of Printing In Florida, Douglas C. Mcmurtrie

Florida Historical Quarterly

Printing came to Florida not as a result of natural expansion with a gradually increasing necessity for a press, nor for the purpose of Christianizing the Indians as was the case in some other areas; printing was introduced there as a result of war conditions outside the province. Florida had passed from Spanish to English hands in 1763 and had remained true to England throughout the Revolution, offering a haven for Tory refugees from the colonies to the north. In 1782 there was a great influx of loyalist Georgians, and later in the year, with the withdrawal of British troops …

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The Tallahassee Historical Society's "Apalachee", Florida Historical Society Mar 2021

The Tallahassee Historical Society's "Apalachee", Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

The Tallahassee Historical Society has long been one of the most active local historical associations in Florida. Program meetings are held during each winter at which carefully prepared papers are read, many of them having been written after extensive research. Several of these papers have been published in this Quarterly, and a much larger number were selected and published at intervals as The Annual of the Tallahassee Historical Society in 1934, 1935, 1937 and 1939. These are mimeographed volumes of sixty to one hundred twenty pages.

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The Tribulations Of Denys Rolle, Charles L. Mowat Mar 2021

The Tribulations Of Denys Rolle, Charles L. Mowat

Florida Historical Quarterly

In the brief and generally uneventful history of British East Florida greatest interest has, perhaps, attached to the two unusual experiments in colonization which were carried on in the province at New Smyrna and Rollestown. The history of both has been told by Carita Doggett Corse, 1 and to her work there is little to add. It is, however, possible to give some new light on the early difficulties which Denys Rolle met with in his attempts to establish his colony.

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Pioneer Florida: A Free Public School In St. Augustine, 1832, T. Frederick Davis Mar 2021

Pioneer Florida: A Free Public School In St. Augustine, 1832, T. Frederick Davis

Florida Historical Quarterly

This is an account of the first public school, under the American system of support by property taxation, established in Florida after it became a possession of the United States by transfer from Spain in 1821. The school was opened in St. Augustine in 1832, and these facts concerning it are derived largely from the contemporaneous St. Augustine Florida Herald, copies of which are in the Library of Congress. Apparently there are no extant official records of the establishment of this school, and it seems to be unknown to writers on Florida’s early educational movements. Therefore, the ordinances concerning the …

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Pioneer Florida: Admission To Statehood, 1845, T. Frederick Davis Mar 2021

Pioneer Florida: Admission To Statehood, 1845, T. Frederick Davis

Florida Historical Quarterly

Florida added the twenty-seventh star So the flag of the United States, Texas the twenty-eighth, and Iowa the twenty-ninth. By an act of Congress March 3, 1845, the territories of Florida and Iowa were authorized to enter the Union as states if and when they should meet the requirements for admission to statehood. The joint admission followed a policy designed to maintain a balance of power in Congress upon the serious questions of the times, mainly slavery, by admitting a Northern and a Southern territory together.

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Seminole Flight From Fort Marion, Kenneth W. Porter Mar 2021

Seminole Flight From Fort Marion, Kenneth W. Porter

Florida Historical Quarterly

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Privateering In Florida Waters And Northwards: During The Revolution, Wilbur H. Siebert Mar 2021

Privateering In Florida Waters And Northwards: During The Revolution, Wilbur H. Siebert

Florida Historical Quarterly

With the outbreak of the Revolution East Florida, remaining loyal to the British crown, was cut off from intercourse and trade with the rebellious colonies to the north and was victimized by privateers. The province could no longer import its food supplies from its neighbors, and cargoes of munitions, ordnance stores, and domestic goods from England were subject to capture at sea. By the same method St. Augustine sought to avenge and reimburse herself for her losses.

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Richard Keith Call, Florida Territorial Leader, Sidney Walter Martin Mar 2021

Richard Keith Call, Florida Territorial Leader, Sidney Walter Martin

Florida Historical Quarterly

One of the most colorful figures involved in the destiny of the Territory of Florida was Virginia-born Richard Keith Call. He was an Indian fighter, served two terms as governor, and left behind him an impressive political career. Most of his early years were spent in Kentucky; and the recollection of a happy childhood in that state often caused him to return for visits after his permanent home had been established in Florida. He spent several years in a military academy in Tennessee, but with the outbreak of the War of 1812, the restless and impetuous youth left the academy …

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Botanical Explorers Of The Southeastern United States, H. Harold Hume Mar 2021

Botanical Explorers Of The Southeastern United States, H. Harold Hume

Florida Historical Quarterly

The southeastern United States, and in particular the part now embraced within the state of Florida, is an unusual area from the standpoint of its plant life. Here nature with a lavish hand scattered far and wide an unrivaled flora. It has no counterpart either in the United States or in the whole world. The number of species is great and individual specimens of the higher plants so numerous that in the pristine condition they completely covered the surface of the soil on all but the poorest lands. In support of this statement it may be added that there are …

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Milly Francis And Duncan Mckrimmon, T. Frederick Davis Mar 2021

Milly Francis And Duncan Mckrimmon, T. Frederick Davis

Florida Historical Quarterly

Hillis Hadjo, known in English as Francis the Prophet, was a Creek chief of considerable prominence. When the famous Indian Tecumseh visited the Creek Indians during the opening phase of the War of 1812 to enlist them in the cause of the British, Francis became his convert. He was then living near the Chattahoochee river in the present state of Alabama. In the campaign of General Andrew Jackson in 1813-14 against the Creeks, Francis was driven into Spanish Florida and finally took up his abode near the Spanish Fort St. Marks.

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George J. F. Clarke, 1774-1836, Louise Biles Hill Mar 2021

George J. F. Clarke, 1774-1836, Louise Biles Hill

Florida Historical Quarterly

Here is a man who was an English colonial by birth, a Spanish citizen by naturalization, and died an American citizen by virtue of the treaty through which the United States acquired the Floridas. All occurred in St. Augustine!-though some of his mature years were spent in Fernandina and in St. Marys, Georgia.

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From A Remote Frontier, Mark F. Boyd Mar 2021

From A Remote Frontier, Mark F. Boyd

Florida Historical Quarterly

Letters and Reports Passing Between the Commanders at Apalache (St. Marks), Governor Grant at St. Augustine, General Haldimand at Pensacola, John Stuart, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and General Gage, Commander-in-Chief, at New York, 1768-1769

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From A Remote Frontier, Mark F. Boyd Mar 2021

From A Remote Frontier, Mark F. Boyd

Florida Historical Quarterly

Letters and Reports Passing Between the Commanders at Apalache (St. Marks,) Governor Grant at St. Augustine, General Haldiman at Pensacola, and General Gage, Commander-in-Chief at New York, 1767-1769

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The Dream Act And Daca: A History Of Immigrant Children, Sofia Paschero Mar 2021

The Dream Act And Daca: A History Of Immigrant Children, Sofia Paschero

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis writes the history of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM ACT) and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Chapter One gives a background history on immigration reforms in the 20th century. Chapter Two focuses on the history of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM Act). Chapter Three is the immigrant children story. This chapter is an oral history. My main argument is immigrants have always been and still are, easy targets. Politicians create immigrants as scapegoats in order to avoid the social, political, cultural, and economic issues that are affecting people …

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From A Remote Frontier, Mark F. Boyd Mar 2021

From A Remote Frontier, Mark F. Boyd

Florida Historical Quarterly

Letters and Reports Passing Between the Commanders at Apalache (St. Marks), Governor Grant at St. Augustine, General Haldimand at Pensacola, and General Gage, Commander-in-Chief at New York, 19766-1767

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That “Odd Being” De Brahm, Charles L. Mowat Mar 2021

That “Odd Being” De Brahm, Charles L. Mowat

Florida Historical Quarterly

Among the many interesting and distinguished figures who in one way or another were connected with the small community of British East Florida during its brief history none is more intriguing than its first surveyor general, William Gerrard De Brahm. A man whose versatility of genius went beyond even that of the typical eighteenth-century dilettante: a surveyor, engineer, botanist, astronomer, meteorologist, student of ocean currents, alchemist, sociologist, historian and mystical philosopher; he was also something of an eccentric in character, whose peculiarities are heightened for us by the odd ways in which his imperfect knowledge of the English tongue expressed …

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Florida’S Part In The War With Mexico, T. Frederick Davis Mar 2021

Florida’S Part In The War With Mexico, T. Frederick Davis

Florida Historical Quarterly

The capture of a battalion of United States troops by Mexican forces on the Texas side of the Rio Grande, the disputed boundary, followed by an expedition into Mexico proper by General Zachary Taylor precipitated the Mexican war. When reports of these events reached Washington, Congress on May 12, 1846, passed “An Act providing for the prosecution of the existing war between the United States and the Republic of Mexico". The following day, the act was approved by the President, who issued his proclamation that war existed between the two republics. The Mexican Congress declared war against the United States …

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From A Remote Frontier: San Marcos De Apalache, 1763-1769 (Continued), Mark F. Boyd Mar 2021

From A Remote Frontier: San Marcos De Apalache, 1763-1769 (Continued), Mark F. Boyd

Florida Historical Quarterly

Letters and Documents Passing Between John Stuart, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and Captain Harries in Command at Apalache (St. Marks), and General Gage, their Commander in Chief at New York, Stptember 1764

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Samuel A. Swann And The Development Of Florida, 1855-1900, Helen R. Sharp Mar 2021

Samuel A. Swann And The Development Of Florida, 1855-1900, Helen R. Sharp

Florida Historical Quarterly

The development of any community or geographic division is greatly influenced by those who promote its beginnings and further its growth. Among those who had confidence in the future of Florida was Samuel A. Swann, whose activities from 1855 to 1909 show that he was a valuable and conscientious supporter of the economic expansion of the state and of the city of Fernandina. His business interests were so varied and extensive in character that they present a cross-section of the development of Florida during the period in question, particularly in the opening of, public lands for settlement.

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Florida’S First Constitution Mar 2021

Florida’S First Constitution

Florida Historical Quarterly

The constitution of 1838-1839, formulated by representative delegates and adopted at the polls, represented the dominant will of the people of the Territory of Florida in emerging from a status of territorial dependence upon the Federal government into that of a sovereign State subject only to the Federal constitution.

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The Voluntary Exile Of Free Negroes Of Pensacola Mar 2021

The Voluntary Exile Of Free Negroes Of Pensacola

Florida Historical Quarterly

Longfellow immortalized the banishment of the Arcadians, yet a voluntary expatriation equally as touching received only a brief notice in a Pensacola newspaper of 1857: The Exodus:-On Tuesday last thirty five free colored persons took their departure from this city for Tampico, and in a few days the balance who are still remaining will also leave. for the same place. It was a painful sight to see them parting from their friends and their native country to seek homes in a foreign land. They take with them the sympathy of all our citizens on account of the causes which have …

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From A Remote Frontier: San Marcos De Apalache 1763-1769 (Continued), Mark F. Boyd Mar 2021

From A Remote Frontier: San Marcos De Apalache 1763-1769 (Continued), Mark F. Boyd

Florida Historical Quarterly

Letters Passing Between Captain Harries in Command at Apalache (St. Marks) in 1764 and his Commander-in-Chief, General Gage, in New York

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Some Notes On An Archeological Survey For Florida, H. Dunscombe Colt Mar 2021

Some Notes On An Archeological Survey For Florida, H. Dunscombe Colt

Florida Historical Quarterly

In these days of increasing population and expanding communities, it is inevitable that many of the historical antiquities should disappear. The Indian mounds are not alone in this respect, for the remains of the early colonial periods are also succumbing to modern demands. In order therefore to preserve, in record at least, as much as possible for the future, a register of all existing antiquities should be compiled before it is too late.

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Colonial Pensacola: The British Period, Part Ii, Clinton N. Howard Mar 2021

Colonial Pensacola: The British Period, Part Ii, Clinton N. Howard

Florida Historical Quarterly

After the initial difficulties which accompany any new settlement were over, Pensacola developed during the late 1760’s and early 1770’s much as did the other eighteenth century English colonial capitals in North America.

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From A Remote Frontier, Part I, San Marcos De Apalache, 1763-1769, Mark F. Boyd Mar 2021

From A Remote Frontier, Part I, San Marcos De Apalache, 1763-1769, Mark F. Boyd

Florida Historical Quarterly

Letters and Documents Pertaining to San Marcos de Apalache, 1763-1769, During the British Occupation of Florida

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Florida Historical Material In Niles’ Register, T. Frederick Davis Mar 2021

Florida Historical Material In Niles’ Register, T. Frederick Davis

Florida Historical Quarterly

Any descriptive writing of general character by an intelligent observer a century or more ago is almost certain to contain valuable information for the historian; and this is especially true for Florida. The following account presents a view of East Florida in 1817, four years before the United States officially occupied it through cession by Spain.

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Colonial Pensacola: The British Period. Part I, Clinton N. Howard Mar 2021

Colonial Pensacola: The British Period. Part I, Clinton N. Howard

Florida Historical Quarterly

Pensacola came to Great Britain as a part of the cessions of Spain at the close of the Seven Years war. The treaty of Paris which closed that war and incorporated the cession of Pensacola and all of Florida in its provisions was a turning point in the history of the British empire and of North America. The counterpart of the cession of Florida to Britain and the return of Havana to Spain was the cession of eastern Louisiana by France to Britain; and the relative value of the interior of the North American continent as compared with the Caribbean, …

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