Frederick C. Cubberly Papers, 1906-1929.

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Frederick C. Cubberly Papers, 1906-1929.

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Papers related to Cubberly's historical research, documents from peonage trials, and certificates of his appointments to various government positions. There are many typewritten copies of short articles Cubberly wrote about various topics in Florida history, as well as a manuscript of the history of Archer, Florida, from 1880-1900. Also included is correspondence documenting his search for information about Judah P. Benjamin, a Confederate politician who fled the United States after the Civil War and escaped through Florida. The legal documents are from two different peonage trials, Clyatt v. United States and Alston Brown and Mose Brown v. United States. The Clyatt case was tried in 1901 and was the beginning of Cubberly's involvement with peonage. The documents relating to the Brown case are more extensive, and include correspondence between Cubberly and investigating agents in the Justice Department, as well as numerous affidavits from the investigators.

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Cubberly, Frederick C., 1869-1932.

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Frederick C. Cubberly was born in Chillicothe, Missouri, in 1869. He was educated in Marion, Indiana before moving to Florida in 1895. Cubberly studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1898. The same year he was appointed U.S. Commissioner for the Northern District of Florida, first of many public offices Cubberly held. In 1902 he was appointed as the customs collector for Cedar Key. He was based in Gainesville and was judge for the municipal court of Gainesville from 1914-1916 and the city at...