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Poem, Donna Florida, William Gillmore Simms, Samantha Wong Dec 1840

Poem, Donna Florida, William Gillmore Simms, Samantha Wong

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"Donna Florida, a narrative poem described in the prologue as 'a work of the writer’s youth,' was first published in pieces in The Boston Monthly in 1841 and in Magnolia in 1843. An admirer of Lord Byron’s Don Juan, William Gillmore Simms was inspired to write about the subject in the wake of 'constant remark and criticism' of Byron’s work, 'particularly in connection with the premature and lamented fate of the unhappy writer.' Although never finished, the poem in its extended form of four cantos was eventually paid for and distributed privately by Simms, with the help of a few …

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Ellis Hughes Diary: Transcript, Ellis Hughes Dec 1837

Ellis Hughes Diary: Transcript, Ellis Hughes

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An incomplete transcript of the first volume of Ellis Hughes' diary kept during the Second Seminole War and his tour of duty as an Assistant Surgeon in Florida during the years 1838-1840. In addition, Hughes provides a visual dimension with sketches of the people and places he visited.

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Article, The Florida Pirate, John Howison, Keith Lewis Simmons Dec 1820

Article, The Florida Pirate, John Howison, Keith Lewis Simmons

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"'The Florida Pirate' was first published in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine in 1821. This historically significant and, at the time, socially relevant, piece of fiction was written by one of the magazine’s most notable and prolific authors of “tales of terror,” John Howison (1797-1859). Howison tells the story of a black pirate captain, who is ruthless yet human; who struggles to overcome the violent oppression associated with his past enslavement; and who emerges as European powers and the United States come to terms with pressing political questions."

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Excerpt, Affecting Narrative Of The Captivity And The Sufferings Of Mrs. Mary Smith, Mary Smith, Petronella Van Doorn Dec 1817

Excerpt, Affecting Narrative Of The Captivity And The Sufferings Of Mrs. Mary Smith, Mary Smith, Petronella Van Doorn

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"An Affecting Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Mary Smith tells the story of a white settler who, along with her husband and daughters, was forcefully taken from her frontier home by Kickapoo Indians in the vicinity of New Orleans. An unknown 'gentleman' tells the outrageous story filled with extreme violence, including torture, scalping, massacre, sexual submission, white racism, bravery, and chivalry to 'his friend in Rhode Island.' During this sixty day ordeal, Smith witnesses the horrific torture and killing of her husband and her children, marries an older chief, gets recaptured by the Kickapoos, and is …

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Pamphlet, Narrative Of A Shipwreck, Sarah Allen, Keith Lewis Simmons Dec 1815

Pamphlet, Narrative Of A Shipwreck, Sarah Allen, Keith Lewis Simmons

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"The Narrative of a Shipwreck, by Sarah Allen, appeared as a pamphlet in two successive Boston editions (1816, 1817). New England readers at the time indeed must have valued this story told, ostensibly, in a female voice, set along the exotic and contentious frontier, and portraying the hardships of a shipwreck along the remote Florida coast, as well as a satisfying and miraculously happy ending."

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Excerpt, An Historical Narrative And Topographical Description Of Louisiana And West Florida, Thomas Hutchins, Michelle Sonnenberg, Hannah Gorski Dec 1783

Excerpt, An Historical Narrative And Topographical Description Of Louisiana And West Florida, Thomas Hutchins, Michelle Sonnenberg, Hannah Gorski

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"An Historical Narrative and Topographical Description of Louisiana and West Florida (1784) gives a base description of the coastline, river systems, and barrier islands of Louisiana and West Florida. Thomas Hutchins utilizes soundings and charts created by George Gauld, an engineer employed by the British Admiralty to survey the Gulf Coast. (Sections included here are the Preface, descriptions of the West Florida Panhandle and the Tortugas, the Conclusion, and a Table of Distances that closes the volume.)"

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Excerpt, Concise Natural History Of East And West Florida, Bernard Romans, Gale Busjahn Dec 1774

Excerpt, Concise Natural History Of East And West Florida, Bernard Romans, Gale Busjahn

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"Bernard Romans (b.1720) was born in the Netherlands, emigrated to America around 1757, and after a life of some controversy, died at about the age of 64. Romans, who spent sixteen years in North America (not all times, places, and activities accurately recorded), demonstrated his broad range of experiences with A Concise Natural History of East and West Florida (1775)."

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Excerpt, Report Of The General Survey In The Southern District Of North America And The Atlantic Pilot, John William Gerard De Brahm, Nicole Fritz, Heather Wiseman, Gail Busjahn Dec 1770

Excerpt, Report Of The General Survey In The Southern District Of North America And The Atlantic Pilot, John William Gerard De Brahm, Nicole Fritz, Heather Wiseman, Gail Busjahn

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"Penned during a hiatus in 1771 from John William de Brahm's position as The Surveyor General of the Southern District of North America, he wrote the most popular of these volumes “Report on The General Survey.” The Atlantic Pilot, published in England in 1772, helped increase the British awareness of the coasts and geographical surroundings. Honoring the King’s orders, De Brahm made discoveries and surveyed the seas mapping and recording the safe navigation for future shipping."

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Excerpt, Autobiography Of Mrs. Elizabeth Pilot (Nee Digby), Born 1742, Died 1826, With A Concluding Memoir By Her Daughter, Elizabeth Digby Pilot, Deborah L. Bauer Dec 1764

Excerpt, Autobiography Of Mrs. Elizabeth Pilot (Nee Digby), Born 1742, Died 1826, With A Concluding Memoir By Her Daughter, Elizabeth Digby Pilot, Deborah L. Bauer

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"Surviving primary source documents that detail life in East and West Florida during the British Period are exceedingly rare. Such journals or diaries written by women are even more scarce. Elizabeth Digby Pilot (1742-1826), wife of a British infantry officer, wrote one of only two known surviving accounts."

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Journal, Relation Or Journal Of A Late Expedition To St. Augustine, Edward Kimber, Krista M. Coker Dec 1743

Journal, Relation Or Journal Of A Late Expedition To St. Augustine, Edward Kimber, Krista M. Coker

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"In A Relation or Journal of a Late Expedition to the Gates of St. Augustine, Edward Kimber relates his experiences as a soldier in James Oglethorpe’s raid on St. Augustine. The author was originally described as “a Gentleman, Volunteer in the said Expedition.” The raid was an attempt to further expand British holdings and take St. Augustine from Spanish control, being part of the long struggle between the two empires

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Letters, Petition To The King, February 12, 1699, April 10, 1966, And May 7, 1700, Don Patricio Hinachuba, Don Andres, Charles Ii King Of Spain (1661-1700), Rachel Louise Sanderson Dec 1698

Letters, Petition To The King, February 12, 1699, April 10, 1966, And May 7, 1700, Don Patricio Hinachuba, Don Andres, Charles Ii King Of Spain (1661-1700), Rachel Louise Sanderson

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"The letter from Don Patricio Hinachuba to the King is presented below along with selections from two other letters. The first is displayed in its entirety because so much of its value comes from its structure. Hinachuba purposefully constructed the letter according to courtly standards. Beginning with his distinguished introduction and extreme flattery, the letter gives the impression that among the many tragedies the most important was that his people were prevented from attending mass. The final two letters have been displayed in sections for the ease of the reader and to eliminate redundancies. In his response, the King emphasized …

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Excerpt, Brevísima Relación De La Destrucción De La Indias, Bartolomé De Las Casas, Alisa Roberts Dec 1688

Excerpt, Brevísima Relación De La Destrucción De La Indias, Bartolomé De Las Casas, Alisa Roberts

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In his "Brevísima relación de la destrucción de la Indias, Las Casas describe absymal treatment of the natives."

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Excerpts, Confessionario, Francisco Pareja, Emilio Moran, Mikaela Perron Dec 1631

Excerpts, Confessionario, Francisco Pareja, Emilio Moran, Mikaela Perron

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"The following excerpt is a series of questions that a Spanish Friar may have asked natives, in order to guide him or her through the Christian sacrament of confession."

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Poem, La Florida, Alonso Gregorio De Escobedo, Mikaela Perron, Thomas B. Hallock Dec 1597

Poem, La Florida, Alonso Gregorio De Escobedo, Mikaela Perron, Thomas B. Hallock

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"Alonso Gregorio de Escobedo, a Franciscan hailing from Andalucía, arrived in St. Augustine on October 7, 1587. Little is known about his life, except for what he included in his epic poem 'La Florida.' Penned sometime between 1598 and 1615, this massive composite work was modeled after the metrically elegant style of the octava real, the preferred poetic structure in Spanish letters at his time. Written as a poem, rather than a historical document, “La Florida” is read today for its anthropologically significant information, such as the description of Indian fishing practices found in Canto 27."

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Article And Poem, La Felice Victoria Que Dios Por Su Infinita Bondad Y Misericordia, Fue Seruido De Dar, Al Illustre Señor Pedro Menendez, Bartolomé De Flores, E. Thomas Shields Jr., Thomas Hallock Dec 1570

Article And Poem, La Felice Victoria Que Dios Por Su Infinita Bondad Y Misericordia, Fue Seruido De Dar, Al Illustre Señor Pedro Menendez, Bartolomé De Flores, E. Thomas Shields Jr., Thomas Hallock

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An article on Bartolomé de Flores's 1571 La Felice Victoria que Dios por su Infinita Bondad y Misericordia, fue Seruido de Dar, al Illustre Señor Pedro Melendez with a translation of the poem at the end of the article.

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Leaf From Hortus Sanitatis, Recto, Unknown Jun 1491

Leaf From Hortus Sanitatis, Recto, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The Hortus sanitatis (Garden of Health) is an encyclopedia on the medicinal properties of plants compiled from several classical authors, including Galen, Albertus Magnus, and most notably the first-century Greek author Dioscorides.

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Leaf From Hortus Sanitatis, Verso, Unknown Jun 1491

Leaf From Hortus Sanitatis, Verso, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The Hortus sanitatis (Garden of Health) is an encyclopedia on the medicinal properties of plants compiled from several classical authors, including Galen, Albertus Magnus, and most notably the first-century Greek author Dioscorides.

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