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The Grizzly, September 24, 2020, Simra Mariam, Sam Beckman, Claude Wolfer, Layla Halterman, Shelsea Deravil, Liam Reilly, Kevin Melton, Sean Mcginley Sep 2020

The Grizzly, September 24, 2020, Simra Mariam, Sam Beckman, Claude Wolfer, Layla Halterman, Shelsea Deravil, Liam Reilly, Kevin Melton, Sean Mcginley

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Ursinus Celebrates the Commons Opening • A Not-so-Common Intellectual Experience • Strengthening Your Optimism Muscle • The Fringe Festival 2020 Goes Virtual • Opinion: All Students Should Have the Same CIE Experience; The Case for Pronouns • Pokemon Go Makes a Comeback • The New "Normal" for Ursinus College Athletics


The Memoirs Of Guillaume Tell Poussin: The “French Connection” In The Construction Of American Roads, Canals, And Railroads, Steven Rowan Sep 2020

The Memoirs Of Guillaume Tell Poussin: The “French Connection” In The Construction Of American Roads, Canals, And Railroads, Steven Rowan

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Guillaume Tell Poussin (1794-1876), indirectly related to the great French painter Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665), was born in France, received an excellent technical education at the Lycée of Rouen and the School of Fine Arts in Paris, but fled to America after the collapse of Napoléon Bonaparte’s empire. He became a supervisor of the rebuilding of the United States Capitol, damaged in the War of 1812, and he was commissioned a captain of the US Army Corps of Engineers with the personal support of President James Madison. In partnership with his fellow Frenchman General Simon Bernard, he surveyed the waterways and …


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 16, Issue 4, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 16, Issue 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

U. S. S. Peacock in the War of 1812: A Fight off the Florida Coast T. Frederick Davis
The St. Joseph Convention III: The Making of Florida’s First Constitution F. W. Hoskins
The Panton, Leslie Papers: Letters of Edmund Doyle, Trader, 1808-1814
The Annual Meeting of The Florida Historical Society

  • Minutes
  • Report of the President
  • Report of the Treasurer
  • The Program
  • Notes


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 16, Issue 2, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 16, Issue 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Events at Prospect Bluff on the Apalachicola River, 1808-1818 Mark F. Boyd
The St. Joseph Convention (continued) F. W. Hoskins
The St. Augustine Historical Restoration Eleanor Beeson
A Union Catalog of Floridiana Alfred Masbrouck
Comments on the Delgado Papers John R. Swanton
The Panton, Leslie Papers: John McKee to James Innerarity, 1811
Notes: The Florida Historical Society:

  • The library fund
  • Report of the librarian
  • The annual meeting
  • List of members


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 16, Issue 1, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 16, Issue 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Expedition of Marcos Delgado, 1686 Mark F. Boyd
The St. Joseph Convention: The Making of Florida’s First Constitution F. W. Hoskins
The Panton, Leslie Papers: John Graham to Wm. Simpson, 1808
The Public Buildings of Pensacola, 1818
Notes The Rt. Rev. Nathaniel S. Thomas District Organizations A Letter-Book of Gov. Milton


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 15, Issue 3, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 15, Issue 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Public Education in Spanish St. Augustine Joseph B. Lockey
Letters of Andrew Jackson
The Panton, Leslie Papers: The Singer (Indian chief) to William Panton, 1799
The Annual Meeting of the Florida Historical Society:

  • Minutes
  • Reports

Notes


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 15, Issue 2, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 15, Issue 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Engagements at St. Johns Bluff St. Johns River, September-October, 1862 T. Frederick Davis
A Letter of Captain V. Chamberlain 7th Connecticut Volunteers
Florida University (1883) C. L. Crow
The Contention Over the Superintendencia of the Floridas D. C. Corbitt
Sidney Lanier in Florida Lena E. Jackson
The Panton, Leslie Papers: A Letter of Edwin Gairdner to William Panton, 1798
Notes


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 15, Issue 1, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 15, Issue 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

The Fortifications at San Marcos de Apalache Mark F. Boyd
Some Experiences of Bishop Young Edgar Legare Pennington
Letters from East Florida (1843) Dorothy Dodd
The Panton, Leslie Papers: A Letter ofWilliam Panton to John Forbes
Society Notes


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 14, Issue 4, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 14, Issue 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

The Transfer of Fort San Marcos and East Florida to the United States Rogers W. Young
Edmund Kirby Smith’s Boyhood in Florida Joseph B. James
Letters of William Cullen Bryant from Florida Charles I. Glicksberg
The Panton, Leslie Papers: Letters of William Panton to John Forbes
Society Notes
Index to vols. VII-XIV, Florida Historical Society Quarterly F. W. Hoskins


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 14, Issue 3, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 14, Issue 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

The First American Road in Florida: Pensacola-St. Augustine Highway, 1824. Part II Mark F. Boyd
East Florida Seminary, Micanopy C. L. Crow
The Panton, Leslie Papers: Letters of William Panton to John Forbes
The Annual Meeting of the Florida Historical Society :

  • Minutes
  • Reports
  • New members

Notes


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 14, Issue 2, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 14, Issue 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

The First American Road in Florida: Pensacola-St. Augustine Highway, 1824 Mark F. Boyd
William Panton, c1745-1801 Marie Taylor Greenslade
The Panton, Leslie Papers: William Panton to Governor Folch, 1797
Centennial of the Birth of Governor W. D. Bloxham


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 13, Issue 4, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 13, Issue 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

An Indian Burial Site at Crystal River, Florida F. G. Rainey
Fort Marion During the Seminole War Rogers W. Young
A Foot-note to Captain Young’s Itineraries: Letters of Jeremy Robinson Joseph B. Lockey
The Panton, Leslie Papers : Letters of and to John Forbes


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 13, Issue 1, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 13, Issue 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

The Manufacture of Cotton in Florida Before and During the Civil War Dorothy Dodd
A Topographical Memoir on East and West Florida with Itineraries
Captain Hugh Young, U.S.A. Introduction and annotations by Mark F. Boyd and Gerald M. Ponton
The Panton, Leslie Papers : William Panton to John Forbes Pensacola, June 29, 1794
List of members of the Society


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 12, Issue 4, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 12, Issue 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

The Florida Intrigues of Jose Alvarez de Toledo Joseph B. Lockey
Wilkinson Call, Soldier and Senator. Part II Albert Hubbard Roberts
The Panton, Leslie Papers : John Leslie to Robert Leslie, St. Augustine, May 9, 1796.


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 12, Issue 3, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 12, Issue 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Wilkinson Call, Soldier and Senator. Part I Albert Hubbard Roberts
Apalachee During the British Occupation
The Panton, Leslie Papers: James Innerarity to John Forbes
Annual Meeting of the Florida Historical Society

  • Minutes
  • Annual Report of the President
  • Annual Report of the Treasurer
  • Report of the Librarian


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 12, Issue 2, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 12, Issue 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

The Secession Movement in Florida, 1850-1861. Part II Dorothy Dodd
Edmund Ruffin’s Account of the Florida Secession Convention. A diary.
Fort Caroline. T. Frederick Davis The Panton, Leslie Papers: A letter of John Innerarity to John Forbes.
Book Review : True Relation of the Fidalgo of Elvas. Translated and edited by James Alexander Robertson. A. Curtis Wilgus
Notice of Annual Meeting of the Society.


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 11, Issue 4, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 11, Issue 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Anthropology in Florida Rhea M. Smith
The First Landing Place of Ponce de Leon in Florida (map) T. Frederick Davis
Walker Anderson, 1801-1857 Julia J. Yonge
The First Session of the Legislative Council of Florida
Records of Panton, Leslie and Company


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 11, Issue 3, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 11, Issue 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

William Pope DuVal (frontispiece)
William Pope DuVal, Pioneer and State Builder James Owen Knauss
An Expected Attack on Pensacola, 1816 A letter of John Innerarity
Annual Meeting of the Florida Historical Society

  • Minutes
  • Annual report of the acting president
  • Annual report of the treasurer


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 11, Issue 2, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 11, Issue 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Frederick C. Cubberly
Arthur T. Williams
How the Spaniards Evacuated Pensacola in 1763 Wilbur H. Siebert
The Wilderness and Spottsylvania May 4-12, 1864, Narrative of a private soldier, James W. Roberts
A Check List of Extant Florida Newspapers, 1845- 1876 Elmer J. Emig
Wilkinson’s Occupation of Mobile, April, 1813, A letter of James Innerarity to John Forbes


The Meaning Of Mcdonald's [(R)], Laura A. Heymann Sep 2020

The Meaning Of Mcdonald's [(R)], Laura A. Heymann

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The Selection Of Tallahassee As The Capital, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

The Selection Of Tallahassee As The Capital, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Mr. Wall, Chairman of a Special Committee on Examination of a Site for a Governor's Mansion, submitted the, following report: Sir— On the 15th of this month there was presented and read to this body a communication from the Council of the city of Tallahassee, in which they agree to give a "Fee Simple Title" to six town lots of land within the city for a Governor's Mansion, provided the Legislature will grant $20,000 to build the same. Therefore, I ask permission that the following history relative to these lands be presented in the Journal."


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 10, Issue 2, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 10, Issue 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

International Rivalry in the Creek Country Part I, The Ascendency of Alexander McGillivray 1783-1789 Lawrence Kinnaird
Sir John Hawkins in Florida Edgar Legare Pennington
The Forbes Purchase A letter from James Innerarity to William Simpson, 1804
A Historical Sketch of My Home Town, Dania Lilliam Jordan


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 10, Issue 1, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 10, Issue 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Slavery and White Servitude in East Florida, 1726- 1776 Wilbur H. Siebert
United States Troops in Spanish East Florida, 1812-13 Part V. T. Frederick Davis
The Archival Distribution of Florida Manuscripts James Alexander Robertson
Documents Relating to Colonel Edward Nicholls and Captain George Woodbine in Pensacola, 1814


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 9, Issue 4, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 9, Issue 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

The Battle of Olustee Col.. George F. Baltzell, U.S.A.
The New City of Pensacola, 1835-1837 Dorothy Dodd
Soldiers Connected With Florida History Since 1812 Gen. Charles P. Summerall
United States Troops in Spanish East Florida, 1812-13 Part IV. T. Frederick Davis
A Journal of John Forbes, May, 1803 The Seizure of William Augustus Bowles
Annual Meeting of the Florida Historical Society

  • Minutes
  • Annual Report of the President
  • Annual Report of the Treasurer
  • In Memoriam


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 9, Issue 3, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 9, Issue 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Letters of John Innerarity The Seizure of Pensacola by Andrew Jackson, November 7, 1814
United States Troops in Spanish East Florida, 1812-13 Part III T. Frederick Davis
The Significance of William Augustus Bowles’s Seizure of Panton’s Apalachee Store in 1792 Lawrence Kinnaird
New Members
Donations


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 9, Issue 1, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 9, Issue 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

United States Troops in Spanish East Florida, 1812- 1813 T. Frederick Davis
East Florida in the American Revolution, 1775-1778 Edgar Legare Pennington
Bernard Romans’s Map of Florida Engraved by Paul Revere, and Other Early Maps in the Library of The Florida Historical Society A. F. Harley
Book Review : Loyalists in East Florida, 1774 to 1785, By Wilbur H. Siebert Kathryn T. Abbey
New Members
Donations.


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 8, Issue 3, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 8, Issue 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

John Forbes & Co. vs. the Chickasaw Nation A Journal of an Indian Talk, 1805
Elotchaway, East Florida, 1814 T. Frederick Davis
Thomas Campbell to Lord Deane Gordon An Account of the Creek Indian Nation, 1764
Reverend John Forbes (d. 1783) Edgar Legare Pennington
Address of the “Principal Inhabitants of East Florida” to Governor Tonyn, June 6, 1783
Notes and Comment
Silver Spring


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 7, Issue 3, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 7, Issue 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Documents Relating to El Destino and Chemonie Plantations, Middle Florida, 1828-1868. Part I Kathryn A. Abbey
St. Francis Barracks, St. Augustine; The Franciscans. in Florida Abbot Charles H. Mohr, O.S.B.
Jefferson County, Florida, 1827-1910, Part II Sanuel Pasco
Notes and Comment
New Members
Donations
Index to Volumes I-VI


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 8, Issue 2, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 8, Issue 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Documents Relating to El Destino and Chemonie Plantations, Middle Florida, 1828-1874. Part IV Kathryn T. Abbey
Notes on the Life of James Grant Prior and Subsequent to His Governorship of East Florida Philip C. Tucker
Letter of Marcus C. Stephens (Quincy, Florida, 1835)
Notes and Comment
New Members
Donations


Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 7, Issue 1, Florida Historical Society Sep 2020

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 7, Issue 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

General Gregor MacGregor (frontispiece)
MacGregor’s Invasion of Florida T. Frederick Davis
An Early Poem on Florida Edgar Legare Pennington, Clark Sutherland Northup
The Seminole Indians of Florida Minnie Moore-Willson
Letters of Samuel Forry, Surgeon U. S. Army, 1837- 1838. Part III
Book Review The Spanish-American Frontier, 1783-1785 By Arthur Preston Whitaker Kathryn T. Abbey
New Members
Donations