Family papers, 1818-1951.

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Family papers, 1818-1951.

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Papers, 1818-1951, consisting chiefly of diary fragments and letters. The collection was acquired through two separate accessions many years a part. The collection remains divided according to accession because each accession was transcribed by different transcribers. The first accession includes diary fragments from 1836 concerning Frederick Weedon's treatment of victims of injuries, sickness, and wounds during the Seminole War of 1836, concentrating especially on his treatment of Chief Osceola. He also notes the cause of death of many soldiers and Native Americans and discusses some of his conversations with and observations of Osceola and other Native Americans. In addition to the diary fragments, there are letters, 1818-1840, which are to, from, or about Weedon family members and subjects discussed include settlement and homelife in the 1820s and 1830s; the Solon Moore case with Ala. governor Gabriel Moore; arms received from free blacks in 1835; the Seminole War of 1836 and the militia raised in Tuscaloosa, Ala.; the need for forgiveness and absence of prejudice; the negotiations in Apr. and May 1837 between Gen. Jesup and the Seminole Indians about their abiding by an agreement reached earlier, and the Seminoles' non-compliance; the death of Osceola in 1838; and the personal attack J. D. Wescott made on Weedon in 1840. The second accession consists of 66 items, 1823-1951, most of which have been transcribed by Patricia R. Wickman, author of Osceola's Legacy. It is divided into two sub-series: the Frederick Weedon papers, 1823-1849; and the Hamilton M. Weedon papers, 1854-1951. The Frederick Weedon papers consist of 16 items, chiefly letters to Weedon. Of particular interest are Weedon's diary fragments describing the death of Osceola and three certifications attesting to Weedon's possession of the head of Osceola. In an 1839 letter, L.N. Fowler inquires whether Weedon would be willing to part with the heads of Osceola and Uchee Billy. Also of interest is a letter, 15 Oct. 1832, from Francis Cash describing a potential duel between James D. Westcott and Thomas Baltzell. Accompanying the letter is a document establishing rules for the duel as well as date and place. Other letters concern military and Indian activity in and around St. Augustine from 1835-1837. A small notebook describes a journey to Memphis in 1823. It also has inventories of personal and household items as well as receipts for slave sales. This series includes two fragments of 1832 letters written in French by Antoinette Martin to James G.L. Martin. Their connection to the Weedons is unknown. The Hamilton M. Weedon papers, 1854-1951, consist chiefly of letters to Hamilton and includes two letters from his father Frederick. An 1854 letter from Frederick refers to money for Hamilton to obtain his M.D. There is a small card indicating that he attended medical lectures at the Albany Medical College in 1855. Also of interest is an 1858 passport issued by the Spanish Consul in Key West, Fla., permitting Dr. H.M. Weedon to travel to Cuba. Several items concern Weedon's service as a Confederate Surgeon. Included among these are measurements for his uniform and a "Certificate of Disability" for Pvt. Warren D. Jackson. Post-Civil War letters chiefly concern family affairs.

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Osceola, Seminole chief, 1804-1838

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Osceola, Asi-yahola in the Creek language, (born 1804, Talisi, Mississippi Territory – died at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, January 30, 1838, ), named Billy Powell at birth in Alabama, became an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. He was reared by his mother in the Creek (Muscogee) tradition. When he was a child, they migrated to Florida with other Red Stick refugees, led by a relative, Peter Mc...

McMullen, John.

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Cash, Francis

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Weedon, Hamilton.

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Weedon, Frederick, 1784-1857.

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A native of Virginia, Weedon studied medicine under Dr. Buchanan in Philadelphia, Pa., and completed his medical education in Europe. He practiced medicine in Baltimore, Md., for several years; served as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; moved to Huntsville, Madison Co., Ala., and in 1816, to Tallahassee, Fla. In 1827 he became a surgeon in the Seminole War of 1836; was mayor of St. Augustine, Fla., in 1835; and became physician of Chief Osceola, who was ...

Whitehurst family.

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Saunders, Thomas

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Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860

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Quartermaster-general of the U.S. army, 1818-1860. Appointed commander of U.S., Georgia, and Alabama troops fighting the Creeks in Alabama, May 19, 1836, and of the army in Florida during the Second Seminole War, Dec. 6, 1836. From the description of Letter : Tampa Bay, [Fla.], to C.C. Clay, Governor of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1836 Nov. 17. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38110737 Thomas Sidney Jesup was a soldier in the U.S. Army. He rose to the rank of Major Gen...

Wescott, J.D.

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Jackson, Warren W. (Warren William), 1937-

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Inman, John.

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Mitchel, Colin, active 1820-1842

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Moore, Gabriel, approximately 1785-1845

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Moore was a U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1831-37, after which he moved to Texas where he died in 1845. Moore also served as a U.S. Congressman representing Alabama, 1821-29, and as Governor, 1829-31. From the description of Letter, 1836. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 37523707 Ala. Governor, Ala. Senator, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Representative. Gabriel Moore moved to Huntsville, Ala. from N.C. in 1810. He served in the territorial legislature ...

Weedon and Dent (Druggist : Eufaula, Ala.).

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Weedon, Edward.

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Sanchez, Joseph H.

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