Papers, 1766-1782.

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Papers, 1766-1782.

Correspondence, records, deeds, papers. The collection also contains information on Florida, dating 1772. It is an account of its history, climate, inhabitants, geography, etc. There are photocopies of DeBrahm's record of East Florida given to the Lord of Dartmouth.

193 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7612085

University of Florida

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Cape Florida Society.

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Dartmouth, William Legge, Earl of, 1731-1801

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This volume contains a list of offices and office holders in the North American and West Indian colonies created by the British Secretary of State of the colonies in 1775. The item was created by or for William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, who was Secretary of State from 1772 through November of 1775, when he resigned and was replaced by Lord Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville. The official title for this cabinet level office was "Colonial Secretary," a position created in 1768 to help manage the ...

De Brahm, John Gerar William, 1717-approximately 1799

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Savannah, Ga. resident. From the description of Papers, 1755-1790. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38518935 Surveyor General, geographer, military engineer, naturalist, author. Description of the first attempts to order the plant communities of South Florida were published by DeBrahm in 1772 and 1773. Although DeBrahm wrote a guide to navigators in 1772, his final report to England is more complete. In the final report he recognized fo...

John Leslie and Company

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