Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State incoming correspondence, 1831-1917.

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Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State incoming correspondence, 1831-1917.

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The series contains the incoming correspondence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Territory from 1831 to 1917. Correspondence in this series touches on numerous aspects of the responsibilities of the Secretary of State. Much of the correspondence is routine in nature, reflecting the secretary's statutory functions. The correspondence focuses on commissions, oaths and bonds of local officials, local election returns, the issuance of election certificates, recommendations for the appointment of officials, and publications and reports. Included in this series is the official correspondence of James Westcott, James Archer, Augustus Maxwell, Charles W. Downing, Fred Villepigue, Benjamin Allen, George Alden, Jonathan C. Gibbs, Samuel McLin, William Bloxham, F.W. Rankin, John Crawford, and H. Clay Crawford.

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Villepigue, Fred L., fl. 1853.

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Crawford, John L. 1816-1902.

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Allen, Benjamin F., fl. 1863.

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Downing, C. W. 1825-1862.

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Gibbs, Jonathan C. (Jonathan Clarkson), 1831-1874

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Politician, minister. Jonathan Gibbs was the first African American to serve on the Florida Cabinet when he was chosen as Secretary of State in 1868 by Governor Harrison Reed. As superintendent of public instruction in 1873, he established the state's first public school system. He was born in Philadelphia in 1831, and died in Tallahassee on August 4, 1874. From the description of Letters, 1858-1862. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 49521559 ...

Archer, James Tillinghast, 1819-1859.

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McLin, Samuel B., 1833-1879.

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Westcott, James Diament, 1802-1880

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Lawyer, politician. James Diament Westcott, Jr., was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on May 10, 1802. He received a liberal education, and studied law. He was admitted to the Bar in 1824, and became a clerk in the Consular Bureau, Washington, D.C. He was secretary of Florida Territory from 1830-1834, United States attorney for the middle district of Florida 1834-1836, a member of the Territorial house of representatives in 1832, and a delegate to the State constitutional c...

Crawford, H. Clay (Henry Clay), 1856-1929

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Rankin, F. W. A., ca. 1835-ca. 1894.

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Florida. Office of Secretary of State

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The County Guards were created in 1917 (Ch. 7292, Laws) by the Florida Legislature to replace the National Guard of Florida which had been activated for European service as part of the American Expeditionary Force of World War I. Each county was responsible for nominating officers and bore the costs of equipping the Guards. The County Guards were to be called to service in times of riot or disorder. The County Guards were abolished four months after the end of World War I. From the d...

Maxwell, A. E. 1820-1903.

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Bloxham, William Dunnington, 1835-1911

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William Dunnington Bloxham was born in Leon County, Florida on July 9, 1835. He attended William and Mary College, graduating in 1855 with a law degree. In 1860 Bloxham was elected as a member of the State Legislature. He entered the Army shortly afterwards and became Captain of a Leon County Company, but never saw active service. In 1870 he ran for, and was elected to, the vacated post of Lieutenant Governor, but the State Canvassing Board ruled his election invalid. He served as a...

Alden, George Henry, 1866-

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