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18872347741887. 26 leaves with 63 mounted albumen prints most 4-1/2 x 7-7/8 inches all captioned in ink. 1 vols. 4to. Recent red morocco and original red cloth over boards. One photograph with clean split across image no loss. Some fading generally fine and clear. 26 leaves with 63 mounted albumen prints most 4-1/2 x 7-7/8 inches all captioned in ink. 1 vols. 4to. The Florida Frontier 1887. Assembled by a party of men on an extended tour and hunting expedition in the area the album documents numerous locations in southwest Florida in the period immediately following the extension of the Florida Southern Railroad into the Peace River region in 1886. All of the photographs are captioned in ink and all but the first nine which were taken at Interlachen near Gainesville relate to southwest Florida. The album includes scenes of the grounds of Charles Francis Jr. at Interlachen and the residence of Goerge Long; the railway station an office car and a street scene at Trabue; views of the Hotel Punta Gorda under construction; waterfront scenes along the Punta Rassa; views of Fort Myers; a Spanish Fishing village; a "Cracker" family and their orange grove; Judge Ziba King and his house at Fort Ogden; scenes of the Myakka River Bartow and Zolfo Springs and a number of hunting and camping scenes. Nineteenth century photographic albums of Florida are very scarce; the present album shows the rural landscape of southwest Florida at the dawn of the modern age. unknown books
1881WRCAM49882Washington or Philadelphia 1881. Individual details of each imprint provided below. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards spine gilt. Some abrading and wear to leather. Bookplate removed from each pastedown ownership inscription on front pastedown. Internally clean. Overall very good. An excellent collection of rare or scarce pamphlets relating to East Florida land claims. Many of the pamphlets were written by Charles E. Sherman who served as the attorney for the American and Spanish claimants in East Florida. This sammelband belonged to attorney Charles B. Collier with his ownership inscription on the front pastedown and his annotations to Sherman's BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE LAW AND FACTS SET FORTH IN THE MEMORIAL AND ACCOMPANYING PAPERS. number 16 below. Collier worked with Sherman on behalf of the East Florida claimants. Two of Collier's publications are included here see numbers 17 and 25 below. The imprints included here are as follows in the order in which they are bound: <br> <br> 1 James Cooper and Charles E. Sherman: SECRET ACTS RESOLUTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS UNDER WHICH EAST FLORIDA WAS INVADED BY THE UNITED STATES TROOPS NAVAL FORCES AND VOLUNTEERS IN 1812 AND 1813. Washington. 1860. 71pp. "Includes correspondence of Gen. Matthews Col. T.A. Smith and others relating to the U.S. invasion of East Florida in 1812" - Servies. Only seven copies in OCLC. SERVIES 4466. OCLC 1627113. <br> <br> 2 Charles E. Sherman: FLORIDA TREATY CLAIMS. STATEMENT SHEWING 1. THE WANTON AND INDISCRIMINATE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY BY THE AMERICAN ARMY IN 1812 AND 1813.caption title. Washington. 1858. 16pp. The author was the attorney for the claimants seeking to reclaim land in East Florida. Scarce with only five total copies in OCLC. SERVIES 4300. OCLC 1646102 191313930. <br> <br> 3 Charles E. Sherman: AN EXAMINATION OF THE EAST FLORIDA TREATY CLAIMS. Washington. 1860. 20pp. Only one copy accounted for in OCLC at the University of Florida. SERVIES 4506. OCLC 1646077. <br> <br> 4 U.S. House of Representatives: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORT NO. 216. ROBERT HARRISON AND OTHERS. MARCH 3 1859.caption title. Washington. 1859. 16pp. A favorable report for Harrison's lost interest claims but it was overturned in the Court of Claims. Does not include the six-page minority report. Not in OCLC. SERVIES 4439. <br> <br> 5 Daniel Webster: OPINION OF THE HON. DANIEL WEBSTER ON THE FLORIDA CLAIMS ARISING UNDER THE NINTH ARTICLE OF THE TREATY OF 1819 BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN. Washington. 1849. 25pp. Original printed wrappers. Only three copies in OCLC none in Florida. SERVIES 3507. OCLC 28104356. <br> <br> 6 William Wirt: OPINION OF THE HON. WM WIRT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES. N.p. N.d. 4pp. printed on rectos only. Dated May 17 1826 an offprint from Vol. 2 p.28 of OFFICIAL OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 1852. <br> <br> 7 Benjamin Franklin Butler: OPINION OF HON. B.F. BUTLER ATTORNEY GENERAL. MRS. O'SULLIVAN'S CASE. N.p. N.d. 2pp. printed on rectos only. An offprint from Vol. 3 p.217 of OFFICIAL OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 1852. <br> <br> 8 Isaac Toucey: OPINION OF HON. ISAAC TOUCEY ATTORNEY GENERAL. N.p. N.d. 1p. Dated Feb. 16 1849 an offprint from Vol. 5 p.271 of OFFICIAL OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 1852. <br> <br> 9 Reverdy Johnson: OPINIONS OF HON. REVERDY JOHNSON ATTORNEY GENERAL. N.p. N.d. 5pp. printed on rectos only. Dated May 30 1849 an offprint from Vol. 5 p.105 of OFFICIAL OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 1852. <br> <br> 10 CASE OF DE LA FRANCIA. N.p. N.d. 2pp. printed on rectos only. A short summation of the case from the same source as the four opinions just above from OFFICIAL OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 1852. <br> <br> 11 Charles E. Sherman: STATEMENT OF THE CASES OF THE ENCOMIUM AND COMET SHOWING THE LEGAL MEASURE OF DAMAGES UNDER THE LAW OF NATIONS FOR THE UNLAWFUL SEIZURE OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AS SETTLED BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN IN 1839. Washington. 1852. 11pp. Only two copies located in OCLC neither in Florida. Not in Servies. OCLC 25726609. <br> <br> 12 EAST FLORIDA TREATY CLAIMS. OPINIONS OF EX-SECRETARY THOS. EWING HON. J.M. CARLISLE HON WM. M. EVARTS. Washington 1871 7pp. Original printed wrappers. Only two copies in OCLC at Brooklyn Public Library and the State Library of Florida. SERVIES 5350. OCLC 1897215. <br> <br> 13 U.S. Senate: SENATE. MIS DOC. No. 55. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. No. 197.UNITED STATES APPELLANTS vs. FRANCIS P. FERREIRA. Washington. 1860. 97pp. "Petition of Francis P. Ferreira Feb. 1850; papers relating to losses sustained by Pass at his estate Sampson 20 miles northwest of St. Augustine" - Servies. Not in OCLC. SERVIES 4524. <br> <br> 14 Charles E. Sherman: EAST FLORIDA TREATY CLAIMS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE NINTH ARTICLE OF THE TREATY OF 1819 AND OF THE ACTS PASSED TO CARRY IT INTO EFFECT. Washington. 1875. 280pp. Original printed wrappers. Only three copies in OCLC none in Florida. SERVIES 5915. OCLC 28264721 78622618. <br> <br> 15 Charles E. Sherman: MEMORIAL TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES PRAYING THE FAITHFUL EXECUTION OF THE ACTS OF CONGRESS PASSED TO CARRY INTO EFFECT THE NINTH ARTICLE OF THE TREATY OF 1819 BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN wrapper title. Washington. 1875. 32pp. Original printed wrappers. Not in Servies or OCLC. <br> <br> 16 Charles E. Sherman: BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE LAW AND FACTS SET FORTH IN THE MEMORIAL AND ACCOMPANYING PAPERS SUBMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN BEHALF OF THE CLAIMANTS UNDER THE NINTH ARTICLE OF THE TREATY OF 1819 WITH SPAIN wrapper title. Washington. 1875. 17pp. Original printed wrappers. Pencil annotations on front wrapper and first three pages of text. Only one copy in OCLC at the Library of Congress. SERVIES 5914. OCLC 35262771. <br> <br> 17 Charles B. Collier: PRIVATE PRINT. FLORIDA TREATY CLAIMS. BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF "MEMORIAL." Philadelphia. 1878. 14pp. Original printed wrappers. Annotation of President Hays' endorsement on the front wrapper. Only one copy in OCLC at Florida State. SERVIES 6420. OCLC 44031183. <br> <br> 18 George F. Talbot: REPORT OF HON. GEORGE F. TALBOT SOLICITOR OF THE TREASURY IN FEBRUARY 1877 ON A REFERENCE BY PRESIDENT GRANT UPON THE EAST FLORIDA CLAIMS. Washington. 1877. 9pp. Original printed wrappers. Not in OCLC. SERVIES 6369. <br> <br> 19 William M. Evarts: PRINTED LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT REGARDING CHARLES E. SHERMAN'S CLAIMS OF SPANISH SUBJECTS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. Washington. 1878. 2pp. The letter is dated Aug. 23 1878. Not in Servies or OCLC. <br> <br> 20 Henry O'Connor: SUBJECT. MEMORIAL OF CHARLES E. SHERMAN ESQ. IN BEHALF OF CLAIMANTS UNDER THE NINTH ARTICLE OF THE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN OF 1819 KNOWN AS EAST FLORIDA CLAIMS. Washington. 1878. 4pp. Only one copy in OCLC at the University of Florida. SERVIES 6493. OCLC 1647225. <br> <br> 21 Charles E. Sherman: BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE LAW AND FACTS SET FORTH IN THE MEMORIAL AND ACCOMPANYING PAPERS SUBMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN BEHALF OF THE CLAIMANTS UNDER THE NINTH ARTICLE OF THE TREATY OF 1819 WITH SPAIN. Washington. 1875. 17pp. Same text as number 16 above but without the wrappers. Only one copy in OCLC at the Library of Congress. SERVIES 5914. OCLC 35262771. <br> <br> 22 THE DUTY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO THE TREATY OF 1819 WITH SPAIN. Washington. 1880. 25pp. Original printed wrappers. "Authorities showing that it is the constitutional duty of the president to cause the ninth article of the Treaty of 1819 with Spain to be executed." - Servies. Not in OCLC. SERVIES 6751. OCLC. <br> <br> 23 Rutherford B. Hayes: EAST FLORIDA CLAIMS. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN RELATION TO THE UNSETTLED CLAIMS OF SPANISH INHABITANTS OF EAST FLORIDA DURING THE YEARS 1812 AND 1813 caption title. Washington. 1880. 2pp. Not in OCLC. SERVIES 6890. <br> <br> 24 Rutherford B. Hayes: MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES COMMUNICATING IN COMPLIANCE WITH A RESOLUTION.IN RELATION TO THE NINTH ARTICLE OF THE TREATY OF 1819 BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN caption title. Washington. 1880. 52pp. Includes previously unpublished correspondence on the East Florida claims. Only two copies in OCLC at the University of Florida and the Virginia Law Library. SERVIES 6884. OCLC 1646407. <br> <br> 25 Charles B. Collier: SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES. THE TREATY OF 1819. TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: SPAIN CALLS UPON THE UNITED STATES FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF THE NINTH ARTICLE OF SAID TREATY wrapper title. Washington. 1880. 268pp. Original printed wrappers. Four copies in OCLC. SERVIES 6743. OCLC 1635381. <br> <br> 26 U.S. House of Representatives: EAST FLORIDA CLAIMS. FEBRUARY 14 1881.THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS.HAVING HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION THE SPECIAL MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.RELATING TO WHAT ARE KNOWN AS THE EAST FLORIDA CLAIMS.caption title. Washington. 1881. 14pp. "On the message of the President.claims should be paid with reasonable allowance for damages resulting from delay. Draft of a bill to provide for the complete execution of the ninth article of the treaty of 1819 between the U.S. and Spain" - Servies. Only one in OCLC at the State Library of Florida. SERVIES 7079. OCLC 156974300. <br> <br> 27 U.S. Senate: ACTION OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE SPECIAL MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT HAYES OF MARCH 1 1880 REFERRING THE EAST FLORIDA TREATY CLAIMS TO CONGRESS FOR DECISION.TUESDAY MARCH 1 1881. EAST FLORIDA CLAIMS caption title. Washington. 1881. 3pp. "The President's message Mar. 1 1880.asked Congress to settle claims under the 9th article of the Treaty of Washington; the Senate felt the matter was the responsibility of the Executive department" - Servies. One copy in OCLC at the State Library of Florida. SERVIES 7074. OCLC 21175563. <br> <br> A monumental collection of works relating to the East Florida land claims ranging from incredibly rare to scarce. This collection was the personal copy of one of the lawyers involved in the struggle. An excellent resource for researching Spanish East Florida land claims. hardcover books
188931803Tallahassee 1889. Eleven volumes library cloth binding gilt-lettered red morocco spine labels. Old library rubberstamps and bookplates else Very Good. The volumes are a complete picture of Florida's legislative responses to Reconstruction and the decade after the end of Reconstruction. <br/><br/> a FIRST SESSION 1868. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF FLORIDA AT ITS FIRST SESSION 1868 UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF A.D. 1868.Tallahassee: 1868. x 231 xx pp. Lightly toned.<br/> b SECOND SESSION 1869. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS.AT ITS SECOND SESSION. Tallahassee: 1869. 49 1 blank li-lvi pp. Text is dirty first several leaves torn at outer margin with loss to the side margin notes. <br/> c EXTRA SESSION 1869. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. EXTRA SESSION BEGINNING JUNE 8 1869. Tallahassee: 1869. 52 3 lvi-lxi pp. bound with<br/> d THIRD SESSION 1870. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. THIRD SESSION. Tallahassee: 1870. 139 2 cxlii-cxlx pp. bound with<br/> e EXTRA SESSION 1870. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1870. 29 2 xxxii pp. Some light spotting upper blank margin of title page repaired. bound with<br/> f FOURTH SESSION 1871. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1871. 54 3 LVIII-LX pp.<br/> g Bush Allen H.: A DIGEST OF THE STATUTE LAW OF FLORIDA OF A GENERAL AND PUBLIC CHARACTER IN FORCE UP TO THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY 1872. Tallahassee: 1872. 4 838 pp. With the 1868 Constitution abolishing slavery repudiating the Ordinance of Secession guaranteeing suffrage to all adult males. <br/> h FIFTH SESSION 1872. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1872. 120pp. Blank margin of title page repaired small hole in last several index pages affect several letters. bound with<br/> i SIXTH SESSION 1873. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1873. 55 viii pp. bound with<br/> j SEVENTH SESSION 1874. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1874. 139pp. bound with<br/> k EIGHTH SESSION 1875. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1875. 98pp. Closed tear to one leaf no loss.<br/> l NINTH SESSION 1877. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1877. 219pp.<br/> m TENTH SESSION 1879. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1879. 224pp.<br/> n ELEVENTH SESSION 1881. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1881. 282pp. bound with<br/> o TWELFTH SESSION 1883. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1883. 207pp<br/> p THIRTEENTH SESSION 1885. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1885. 180pp.<br/> q CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION OF 1885 TOGETHER WITH AN ANALYTICAL INDEX BY A.H. KING. Jacksonville Fla.: 1887. 64pp.<br/> r FIRST SESSION 1887. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1887. 353pp. Title page margin-chipped and laid down.<br/> s EXTRA SESSION 1889. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1889. 4 20 pp. bound with<br/> t REGULAR SESSION 1889. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1889. xix 386 pp. Last several index leaves with some chipping and bit of loss. unknown books
1847WRCAM49540Tallahassee: Office of the Floridian 1847. 28pp. Original blue printed wrappers. Spine chipped minor soiling old ink call number on front cover. Minor foxing. Else very good. The first rules governing the militia for the new state of Florida with the first act establishing and organizing the militia in 1846 with subsequent acts laying out the duties of various officers and the rules governing the militia. Very rare. Servies records one copy at the University of Florida's P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History; OCLC records only five others. SERVIES 3239. AII FLORIDA 281. McMURTRIE FLORIDA 142. OCLC 28826102. Office of the Floridian unknown books
1819WRCAM17484London 1819. 12328pp. plus errata. Half title. Original boards expertly rebacked. Some light scattered foxing. A lovely copy untrimmed and partially unopened. The author resided in Florida from the fall of 1817 to the following spring. His is an important account of the last years of Spanish rule in Florida and includes a narrative of a journey by land from St. Augustine to St. Mary's on the Florida- Georgia border. "Almost the whole of the volume is devoted to the Seminole Indians; the barbarous character of the war of the Americans with them; and anecdotes respecting the Seminoles" - Field. The book is also an important source for the Arbuthnot-Ambrister incident and M'Gregor's filibuster. <br> <br> The Streeter copy sold to Henry Stevens for $225 in 1967. FIELD 1119. HOWES N12 "b." STREETER SALE 1201. SABIN 51782. SERVIES 992. hardcover books
186463452Richmond VA 1864. 4to one-page on blue paper the text in full: "In compliance with your request I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of my letter to the Hon. W. Porcher Miles on the subject of the torpedo boats"; with a "Rebel Archives" stamp on verso. Chambliss 1809-1875; Sussex County Virginia plantation owner and member of the Confederate House of Representatives 1862-1865 was a member of the house Naval Affairs committee and William Porcher Miles 1822-1899; Mayor of Charleston South Carolina 1855-1857 U.S. House of Representatives 1857-1860 Confederate House of Representatives 1862-1865 was chairman of the house Military Affairs committee. This letter was written several months after the Confederacy's first torpedo boat the David made its initial attack against the Union ship New Ironsides in Charleston Harbor 5 October 1863 and two months before its second against the USS Memphis 6 March 1864. After two failed attempts at a sortie in 1863 losing 13 crew members in the process the Hunley became the first torpedo boat to actually sink a war vessel successfully completing its mission against the USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor on February 17 1864. Very good Mallory's signature strong and black. Folded. 10187. <br/><br/> unknown books
1920WRCAM54681Hastings Fl 1920. Two volumes. Eighteen sepia-toned photographs each approximately 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Oblong quarto. Contemporary black leatherette all photographs linen-backed and bound in on stubs. Mild shelf wear. Photographs in excellent condition. A very interesting pair of photo albums with large-format images featuring African- American field workers and other manual laborers working for Superior Brand New Potatoes in Florida in the early 20th century. The photographs were professionally produced by the Higginbotham Photo Company of Dallas Texas with their paper label affixed to the inside front cover of each album. Ten of the eighteen photographs feature African- American laborers in the fields on tractors posed outside the processing area or on trucks loading freight trains. Of the ten photographs four are unique examples and three are present in duplicate. In addition to the African-American workers several shots feature poor white laborers processing potatoes including one shot of workers using a Boggs Potato Grader. <br> <br> Hastings became the "Potato capital of Florida" in the early 1900s after Thomas Horace Hastings established a 1569-acre plantation to grow winter vegetables. Soon he switched to potatoes and by 1917 he enjoyed great success. Hastings remains an important agricultural center today serving as the packing and shipping center for a tri- county consortium of potato farmers with farms that also produce cabbage onions eggplant and other vegetables. hardcover books
184731802Tallahassee: Office of the Floridian: Printed by Samuel S. Sibley. 1847. Nine bound volumes containing twelve legislative sessions bound in later cloth except as otherwise noted. Some institutional marks overall Very Good.<br/><br/> We offer the following:<br/> a SECOND SESSION. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA PASSED AT ITS SECOND SESSION. Tallahassee: 1846 i.e. 1847. 99 V pp. Prominent perforation stamp on title leaf a couple of other institutional marks lacking the free endpapers. Florida joined the Union in 1845; this was its second meeting as a State. Servies 3243.<br/> b SIXTH SESSION. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1853. 193 X pp.<br/> c SEVENTH SESSION. Tallahassee: 1855. 101 X pp. bound with <br/> d SEVENTH SESSION. ADJOURNED SESSION. Tallahassee: 1855. 66 VI pp.<br/> e EIGHTH SESSION. Tallahassee: 1857. 85 V pp.<br/> f NINTH SESSION. Tallahassee: 1859. 167 XIII pp. bound with<br/> g ADJOURNED SESSION. 1859. Tallahassee: 1859. 103 VIII pp.<br/> h FIRST SESSION 10TH GEN. ASS. 1860. Tallahassee: 1860. 242 XIV pp. Title page in facsimile.<br/> i ELEVENTH SESSION 1861. Tallahassee: 1862. 79 VI pp. Parrish & Willingham 2733.<br/> j 1ST SESS. 13TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1864. Tallahassee: 1865. 46 IV pp. Parrish & Willingham 2736.<br/> k FOURTEENTH SESSION. DECEMBER 18 1865. Tallahassee: 1866. 156 IX XXXII pp. bound with <br/> l 2D SESSION- 14TH GEN. ASSEMBLY- 1866. Tallahassee: 1867. 95 VIII pp. <br/><br/> An illuminating picture of Florida's development from the beginning of statehood through the Civil War its resulting devastation and early Reconstruction with the Constitution of 1865 abolishing slavery but establishing special Black Codes for the regulation of the life of the former slaves. Office of the Floridian: Printed by Samuel S. Sibley. unknown books
1831WRCAM31652Tallahassee 1831. 123pp. Original half calf and boards printed label. Spine heavily chipped front board detached boards spotted and edgeworn. Front free endpaper excised pencil notation on p.3 contemporary ink signature illegible on p.5. Light scattered foxing. A good copy. Prints a list of the officers of the Territory of Florida acts and resolutions of the legislative council laws of the United States relative to the Territory and the text of the Treaty of Washington. Includes important early laws relating to Indian affairs transportation commercial development etc. Servies locates only one copy in Florida. SERVIES 1541. AII FLORIDA 132. GILCREASE p.335. hardcover books
1822WRCAM36603Pensacola Fl 1822. 4pp. Folio newspaper. Contemporary annotation above title on p.1 partially trimmed. Split at fold 8-inch tape repair on p.3. A few small holes in text affecting a few letters. A few closed tears in outer margins not affecting text. Age-toned some foxing. A good copy. The thirty-fourth issue of the second newspaper published in Territorial Florida preceded only by the FLORIDA GAZETTE of St. Augustine which began publication in July 1821. Pensacola became a permanent part of the United States under the terms of the Adams-Onìs Treaty of 1819. This issue includes news concerning the United States Congress the Army local shipping pirates and the author of the Waverly novels Walter Scott. There are also advertisements for local businesses professional services including translating and interpreters dry goods furniture and a national lottery. The ad for the Pensacola Book Store includes a list of some seventy titles. A rare early Florida imprint. SERVIES 1076. unknown books
1822WRCAM36604Pensacola Fl 1822. 4pp. Folio newspaper. Contemporary annotation above title on p.1. Split at fold. Lower inner margin pp.3-4 closely trimmed affecting a few letters. A few closed tears in outer margins not affecting text. Age- toned some foxing. A good copy. The thirty-seventh issue of the second newspaper published in Territorial Florida preceded only by the FLORIDA GAZETTE of St. Augustine which began publication in July 1821. Pensacola became a permanent part of the United States under the terms of the Adams-Onìs Treaty of 1819. This issue reports news from the United States Congress including a report from the Secretary of War "devised and pursued for the Civilization of Indian Tribes within the United States." Other articles cover a variety of subjects such as crop rotation the mocking bird and a letter George Washington wrote to the Emperor of Morocco concerning the captivity of mariners. There are also advertisements for local businesses professional services dry goods furniture and a bakery as well as ads for the Pensacola Book Store and the Pensacola Reading Room. A rare early Florida imprint. SERVIES 1076. unknown books
1911WRCAM55624Jacksonville Fl.: Sutherland McConnel & Co. 1911. Broadside 24 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches. Faint tideline along right edge and bottom edge. Very good. A dazzling large-format promotional real estate poster touting the wonders of the Sunshine State in the early 20th century. Issued a decade before the Florida land boom really caught fire this broadside is emblematic of the promotions that led thousands to invest in their savings for the dream of a quick profit or a comfortable retirement. Advertising language is incorporated into and ranged around & inside a large arch with a citrus and floral background and two large pillars. The poster was commissioned by the Colonization Department of Sutherland McConnel & Company a Jacksonville real estate development company and was designed for use by Auck Brothers agents for Sutherland McConnel in Bucyrus Ohio. <br> <br> Among the "1000000 acres to choose from" speculators and farmers are called to the "First Grand Opening" of land in Duval County "generally considered to be the best tract for general farming purposes in the State of Florida.some 27000 acres in extent virtually in a solid body commencing within ten miles of the heart of the city of Jacksonville a most patronized South- Atlantic seaport." The poster touts Florida for its virgin soil pure water good schools fine churches a healthful climate big crops altitude and drainage and more. <br> <br> Two small "coupons" are incorporated at the bottom of the poster encouraging the interested real estate buyer to "Tear this off and mail today without fail!!" One is an order form for a promotional catalog entitled "Will Florida Land Earn Money." The other coupon reserves "a berth for me in your Special Sleeping Cars for the LandSeeker's Excursion on the First or Third Tuesday in February March or April 1911." <br> <br> Rare with only one copy listed in OCLC at the University of Florida. OCLC 22288349. Sutherland, McConnel & Co. unknown books
1821WRCAM39560St. Augustine: Richard W. Edes & Co. 1821. 4pp. Cut of the Seal of the United States in masthead. Early horizontal fold. Neatly separated at center fold unobtrusive tape repair at head of center fold on pp.1 and 4. Light foxing small ink stain in upper margin of first page not affecting text. Very good. The fourth issue of the FLORIDA GAZETTE the first American newspaper in Florida. The GAZETTE began publication in July 1821 at the time of Spain's cession of the Floridas to the United States; Florida Territory was organized the following year. This issue of the weekly newspaper prints the names of the St. Augustine city council an account and description of the "Creoles of Louisiana" from the LOUISIANA ADVERTISER a lengthy article on the treatment of dysentery various advertisements letters a notice on the capture of five escaped slaves and local news including a story on a "splendid ball" thrown by the American officers of the St. Augustine garrison for the Spanish ladies and gentlemen of the town. OCLC lists only five institutions holding any issues of the GAZETTE. Edes died of yellow fever in October and the last recorded issue dates from Dec. 22 1821. A rare early Florida imprint. SERVIES 1075. Richard W. Edes & Co. unknown books
1826WRCAM51016Pensacola 1826. 4pp. Bifolium. Creases on final page flattened with repair tape. Bright and clean. Very good plus. An incredibly early edition of one of the first newspapers in Florida. The PENSACOLA GAZETTE was founded in 1824 and was issued on a weekly basis for approximately thirty-five years ending in 1861. This four-page issue covers basic interests such as foreign affairs local news and classifieds. Rare. unknown books
1876244152Jacksonville Florida 1876. 4 pp. pen and ink on a single folded sheet. 1 vols. 12mo. Old folds. Fine. 4 pp. pen and ink on a single folded sheet. 1 vols. 12mo. The First Florida Retiree. "Spinner a strong nationalist was an important adviser to Chase on matters such as the circulation of greenbacks which bore Spinner's distinctive hard-to-duplicate signature and the creation of a national banking system. . Needing large numbers of reliable employees not subject to military service he was the first governmental administrator to turn to women. He vigorously defended their employment against critics hired over one hundred paid them well by the standards of the time and insisted on their continued employment after the war. . When a new secretary of the treasury in 1875 assumed control over the appointment of clerks however Spinner feared that dishonest people might be hired and he would be held responsible. He resigned and moved to Jacksonville Florida where he enjoyed a vigorous outdoor life until his death in that city." ANB<br/>Francis E. Spinner 1802-1890 served as Treasurer of the United States under Presidents Lincoln Johnson and Grant. In the angling world he is notable as the recipient of letters from Oliver Gibbs published as Lake Pepin Fish-Chowder 1869. In retirement in Florida he writes to George Dawson editor of the Albany Evening Journal and a noted American angling author whose Pleasures of Angling with Rod and Reel 1876 is the first American book devoted to fly fishing. Spinner writes "I am so glad to learn that you have been persuaded to publish your fish letters in book form . when yours comes out it will be read with pleasure." He then goes on to describe fishing for trout on McGirt's Creek a tributary of the St. Johns River and catching a cat fish of 18-1/2 pounds "on one of Chapman's 'No. 4 Minnow bait' . I mention this because I cannot learn from anyone that a cat fish was ever known before to strike at artificial bait." Spinner concludes lyrically "The orange and other of the citrus family are in bloom now . Whoever at the North that can afford to and who has nothing else to do and that does not spend his winters in this Elysium is to be pitied. Do come." <br/>An excellent letter with outstanding content. unknown books
185334119Paris: Jannet 1853. 160 228pp. Contemp. full calf 16mo raised bands. This is a later edition of the 1586 original edition. Clark: Travels in the old south vol. 1# 16: "This volume contains basic material on the French colony at Fort Caroline and provides as well a description of this early frontier region and the problems confronting colonizing undertakings. The account is contained in three letters of Laudonniere during the years 1562 1564 and 1565. In the present work the editor evidently added the account of De Gourgues expedition in 1567." See the Streeter Sale vol. 2# 1170. Church 131. Sabin 39234. One of the earliest and rarest books relating to Florida. This work also contains one of the earliest accounts of the Native Americans of the southeast. Jannet hardcover books
1811WRCAM41305Washington City: A. & G. Way 1811. 11pp. Modern half calf and marbled boards. Lightly foxed. Very good. The report of the congressional committee appointed to evaluate the government of Mississippi Territory and the petition of the residents of West Florida what is now the southernmost portions Mississippi and Alabama to be annexed to that territory. The United States had supported the bloodless coup of Americans resident in what was then Spanish territory and annexed the land over Spain's bitter protests. Given the commercial stranglehold New Orleans and Louisiana would have on the region if West Florida were annexed to it thus giving Louisiana almost exclusive access to the Gulf the committee relying heavily on recent census data recommends that Mississippi be admitted to the Union and that West Florida as defined in the 1763 Treaty of Paris be annexed to it. The argument concludes: "The formation of new states on the southern extremity of the United States ought not to be delayed." An important step forward in the development of the Deep South. Scarce. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 24296. A. & G. Way hardcover books
1949313357Gainesville Fla 1949. Aprox 77 pen and ink drawings with the newspaper cliping done generally for Wednesdays and Sundays. 8vo & 4to. In spiral rink notebook. Aprox 77 pen and ink drawings with the newspaper cliping done generally for Wednesdays and Sundays. 8vo & 4to. unknown books
187231647Tallahassee: Charles H. Walton State Printer 1872. Stitched untrimmed and uncut. 350 2 blanks 76 pp. Except for a spotted title page which is chipped at the blank corners a clean Very Good copy.<br/><br/> An informative Journal recounting Floridians' resistance to Radical Reconstruction. Governor Harrison Reed's Message addresses ongoing disturbances and "fatal and disgraceful violence. Nine-tenths of the suffering induced has fallen upon Republicans and mainly upon colored citizens-- giving unerring evidence that these excesses have been strongly tinctured by if they have not entirely originated in political prejudice." Many murders and disruptions had occurred in Calhoun and Jackson Counties forcing citizens to flee their homes and seek shelter in other parts of the State. A Committee of Five was appointed "to examine into the cause of said murders and to ascertain why the perpetrators have not been brought to justice." The Committee concluded that "there exists an organized band whose object is to resist the laws and who are the supposed authors of the many murders and outrages committed in the county." Threats of violence and a "reign of terror" had deterred witnesses from coming forward. In Jackson County "no less than one hundred and eight -four murders fifteen of the number being women and children and almost the entire number being colored people brutally assassinated by this band of outlaws for daring to think for themselves." Similar outrages occurred in Lafayette and other counties. <br/> Governor Reed Florida's governor from 1868-73 faced impeachment charges from this Assembly as he had in 1868 and 1870. He was later charged in sixteen Articles with illegally issuing state bonds embezzlement and bribery. The charges were dismissed. The Assembly treated other matters of government including special elections marred by violence; "an act to incorporate Brown's Theological Institute" now Edward Waters College founded in 1866 to educate former slaves and considered the oldest historically black college in Florida. Senate Bill No 82 "to be entitled an act to incorporate the Buckingham Smith Asylum for the colored people of St. Augustine" was passed. Charles H. Walton, State Printer unknown books
1861WRCAM19664Tallahassee 1861. 33338pp. Modern cloth leather label. Very good. Floridian Confederate imprint recording the House proceedings at the start of the Civil War. PARRISH & WILLINGHAM 2745. SERVIES 4586. hardcover books
190646061Estero FL: Guiding Star Publishing House 1906. First Edition. 22 quarto issues 31cm; original illustrated wrappers disbound; 16pp per issue. Holes with corresponding oxidation from saddle staples some offsetting to spine-folds from fabric tape binding with some light wear and dust-soil to wrappers; No.52 with several tears and toning to rear wrapper; a handful of issues with some light scattered underlining else quite clean; Very Good or better. Early run of this periodical edited and written by Dr. Cyrus R. Teed a Utica NY native and founder of the Koreshan Unity. "Koreshanity" as it was also known was born in the wake of two related movements: the millenial fervor that swept early-to-mid-19th century central and western New York State and the utopian communalism that began attracting increasing numbers of adherents during the same period and into the later 19th century." A graduate of Eclectic Medical College of the City of New York Teed's interests went beyond medicine to encompass alchemy botany physics and metaphysics and he would regularly conduct experiments in these areas inside his medical laboratory. It was in this laboratory in 1869 that "Teed conceived what would become known as Koreshanity after experiencing a late-night religious vision. During what he called his "illumination" he saw a beautiful woman who revealed to him a series of universal truths which formed the fundamental principles of Koreshan belief." Among Teed's most interesting beliefs was cellular cosmogony or the hollow earth - the notion that the earth was not a convex sphere but instead a hollow concave cell containing the entire universe with the sun at its center. <br/><br/>After failed attempts at founding communal settlements in Moravia Syracuse and New York City Teed moved to Chicago IL where his persuasive oratory enabled him to assemble a firm core of followers in the late 1880's and form the commune called Beth-Ophra. Teed incorporated his organization there as the College of Life in 1886 and established a printing house that began producing three major publications: The Guiding Star The Flaming Sword and The Plowshare and Pruning Hook. "These publciations began a long legacy of Koreshan publishing aimed at the public as well as their own members intended to explain and promote their beliefs relate and preserve their story and discuss political social scientific and religious ideas and issues." <br/><br/>Believing himself to be a messiah who would lead his people in establishing a New Jerusalem Teed assumed the name Koresh in 1891 after Cyrus the Great King of Persia. As with his previous locations Teed's beliefs did not endear him or his followers to the general public forcing him to relocate from Chicago to the quiet beach town of Estero FL in 1894 the final home of the Koreshan Unity where Teed would establish his New Jerusalem. It was here that the Koreshan Unity established a growing self-sustaining community though at the height of the movement their membership numbered no more than 250. Though Teed died in December 1908 The Flaming Sword continued to be published from Estero through the 1960's with the Koreshan publishing tradition continuing well into the 1980's. Guiding Star Publishing House unknown books
1862WRCAM24895Tallahassee: Office of the Floridian & Journal Printed by Dyke & Carlisle 1862. 791vi pp. Dbd. Tanned. Some light foxing on preliminary leaves. Good. Scarce Confederate Florida laws. PARRISH & WILLINGHAM 2733. SERVIES 4679. AII FLORIDA 253. Office of the Floridian & Journal, Printed by Dyke & Carlisle unknown books
1886LIST112Cincinnati: St. Andrews Bay Railroad and Land Company 1886. Various Formats. Near Fine. An unusual collection of ephemera relating to the early development of the area of the Florida Panhandle east of Pensacola and an interesting ephemeral window into the type of land schemes that led to the population of Florida by northerners. In the late nineteenth century the area of Port Panama City in the Florida Panhandle was largely undeveloped though the town had strategic interest as a supplier of salt for the confederacy. In the 1880s the St. Andrews Bay Railroad and Land and Company was the second of two companies to sell land in the St. Andrews Bay region to unsuspecting northerners only to go bankrupt. The company promised to build a railroad from Alabama down to Southport crossing North Bay and eventually terminating in St. Andrews. Though the railway project was abandoned many people settled in the area as a result of the land sales. The company became known locally as the "Cincinnati Company."<br /> <br /> <br /> Includes: <br /> <br /> Warranty deeds for land sold to Lizzie Kegema Hosley of Somerville MA. 1886-1887.<br /> <br /> Letter from the St. Andrews Bay Railroad & Land Co to L.K. Hosley of Somerville Mass. explaining why the offer of 40 acres for $1 was contingent on her purchasing 299 building lots. On color lithographed letterhead featuring oranges and fishing.<br /> <br /> Notice on taxes to be paid by owners of property at St. Andrews Bay.<br /> <br /> Two envelopes with printed notices "This sealed envelope contains one Free Land Warrant" no contents.<br /> <br /> Envelope addressed to Lizzie Kegema Hosley of Somerville Mass. from the St. Andrews Bay R.R. and Land Co. Northern Office Cincinnati Oh.<br /> <br /> An interesting and early collection of Floridian real estate detritus. Generally well preserved in very good to near fine condition. St. Andrews Bay Railroad and Land Company unknown books
196215390Windermere FL 1962-1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 4to. Screw-bound commercial album. Gilt decorated vinyl covered boards. Rubbing edgewear. Front board beginning to split from binding mild discolor handling wear to exterior. Good. Containing 220 black and white photographs with various scrap elements recto and verso mounted to 29 brown paper leaves. Most photos square snapshot with a few larger format. Contents well preserved clean. Very good overall. <br/><br/>Rich visual record documenting the Windemere Squares Dancing Club of Windemere Florida. Carefully assembled the album contains hundreds of B&W images of club social events dancing costume and yes square dancing. Shots are clear and well-composed arranged largely chronologically and further adorned with related scrap newspaper clippings about club correspondence and like. Generally dated and well-annotated an engaging primary document of Southern society and culture. hardcover books
1816WRCAM5200Washington 1816. 23pp. Dbd. Very good. Prints two letters from Onìs and Monroe's reply in which he complains of expeditions being arranged by Robinson and Toledo against Spanish claims. Onìs also continues his objections to the American seizure of West Florida. Monroe replies that these activities are beyond the jurisdiction of the U.S. and asserts that the cession of Louisiana includes the territory as far west as the Rio Grande. HOWES L502. STREETER TEXAS 1060. SERVIES 887. unknown books
