Florida's Political Past: A Guide to Manuscript Collections, Archival Records, and Other Primary Historical Documents of Florida's Politicians
Territorial Delegates - Sorted Alphabetically
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Call, Richard Keith
Territorial Governor, 1836-1839 and 1841-1844. Territorial Delegate to U.S. Congress, 1823-1825.
Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html
- Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, 1836-1909. The series contains the official outgoing correspondence, in bound letterpress volumes, of Florida's territorial and state governors. The records reflect the official, constitutional, and political duties of the Office of Governor. The series includes the correspondence of Governor Call (1835-1840, 1841-1844).
- Correspondence, 1820-1860. Letters written to or relating to General Call. Included is a December 1826 letter from Andrew Jackson to Call dealing primarily with Call's disagreement with Colonel Joseph White and the settlement of Call's father-in-law's will. Jackson notes his feelings toward Call. Another letter is from Edward Everett to Call, dated December 31, 1860, thanking the General for sending him copies of Call's recent pro-union, anti-secession pamphlet, "An Address to the People of Florida from General Richard Keith Call." 3 items.
- Correspondence, 1791-1794, 1825-1849. The letters discuss the determination of land ownership; disposition of the territorial archives; the First and Second Seminole Wars, including the Battles of Withlacoochee, Fort Drane, and Wahoo Swamp; and political matters. Other correspondence includes: translated copies of letters, 1791-1794, to the Captain General of Cuba, Don Luis de las Casas, from the governor of East Florida, Juan Quesada; a partial letter, 1831, probably to President Andrew Jackson; a letter from Duncan L. Clinch to R. Jones; a letter from B.K. Pierce to J.P. Crane; and the deposition of John Whitehead before the United States consul at Havana in 1830. It includes duplicate letters sent by Call and Thomas Brown to Thomas Ewing discussing political parties in 1849. Finally, it includes Call's acceptance in 1845 of the nomination as candidate for governor of Florida.
- Call Family and Brevard Family Papers, 1788-1920s. Correspondence, writings, and other papers of Call and his family, 1788-1916, and Theodore Washington Brevard and Mary Call Brevard and their family, 1820-ca. 1920s. Includes Call's correspondence with Andrew Jackson and Prince Achille Murat, as well as his writings regarding the Civil War, secession, slavery, and race. Includes Call's civil, diplomatic, and military commissions, including those appointing him territorial governor. The collection also documents Call's land speculation activities and his attempts to settle the estate of his father-in-law, Thomas Kirkman. Note that this collection had been on loan to the University of North Carolina Southern Historical Collection from 1940-1992. Also note that the Call Family and Brevard Family Papers have been digitized and are available for viewing on the Florida Memory Project site.
- Territorial Governors correspondence, 1820-1845. This series contains the extant incoming correspondence of the governors of Florida during the territorial period. The governors following DuVal are represented by single folders of mixed correspondence.
University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html
- Letters, 1814-1862. Photocopy. This collection contains scattered correspondence, including letters to future Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. Also of interest are letters concerning a near duel with political opponent Joseph M. White and a letter sent from Havana while on a mission to Cuba on behalf of the US government to secure copies or original documents concerning land claims in Florida. 40 items.
University of South Florida Libraries, Special Collections
http://www.nelson.usf.edu/spccoll/
- Journal, 1861. Typescript copy of Call's reminiscences, which he recorded for his grandson at the behest of his daughter, Ellen Call Long. Call biographer, Herbert J. Doherty, Jr., said the journal was "a valuable source for the early years of Call's life, giving information not to be found elsewhere." Doherty stated also that the journal was actually finished by Ellen Call Long. The journal begins with a depiction of Call's early life before coming to Florida. Much of the account deals with his military career during the Creek War and the First and Second Seminole Wars. He details his relationship with Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Withlocoohee, as well as his leadership role as territorial governor and commander of American troops fighting the Seminoles. Call includes some information on his term as Florida's territorial governor. The journal ends with Call's service in the Second Seminole War.
Other Collections/Items of Interest:
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Papers: 1828, 1836. 2 letters. See also correspondence in the Andrew Jackson papers.
- Herbert J. Doherty, Jr., has an extensive description of manuscript collections and unpublished records in his 1961 book entitled, "Richard Keith Call: Southern Unionist"
Downing, Charles
Territorial Delegate to U.S. Congress, 1837-1841.
Other Collections/Items of Interest:
- New York Historical Society. Papers: March 29, 1840. 1 letter. Official correspondence.
Hernandez, Joseph Marion
Territorial Delegate to U.S. Congress, 1822-1823.
White, Joseph M.
Territorial Delegate to U.S. Congress, 1825-1837.
Other Collections/Items of Interest:
- New York Historical Society. Three letters: January 14, 1826; February 27, 1830; January 26, 1834.
Yulee, David Levy
U.S. Senator, 1845-1851 and 1855-1861. Territorial Delegate to U.S. Congress, 1841-1845.
University of Florida Smathers Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/index.html
- Correspondence, business papers, legal papers, 1842-1920.
- Arthur William Thompson Papers, 1950-1961. Notecards used for the preparation of "David Yulee: A study of nineteenty century American thought and enterprise" (doctoral dissertation, Columbia University, 1954), and "Jacksonian democracy on the Florida frontier" (Gainesville, Fla.: University of Florida Press, 1961).
- Papers, 1879. An article written by David L. Levy and signed D.L. Levy. It is a letter to the editor of an unknown magazine, meaning there is no information as to the magazine or newspaper in which it was published. The article is dated January 16, 1879. It is a call to all Floridians for a statewide railroad system to run from Pensacola to Fernandina to Key West with branches to Ocala and Tampa. Mr. Levy officially changed his name from David Levy to David L. Yulee in 1846 but penned his name as D.L. Yulee when writing political pieces. (For more material pertaining to Yulee's railroad interests, see also the Swann Papers).
Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Records Management
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html
- Letters, 1844. The collection contains letters sent to David Levy (Yulee) in 1844, while he was representing the Territory of Florida in the United State Congress. The letters are replies to his request for information on how the acquisition of school lands was handled and financed in their state. The correspondents are Isaac E. Crary of Michigan; Cyrus Edwards of Illinois; Phillip Lindsley of Tennessee; and A. G. Brown of Mississippi. 5 items.
Duke University, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/
- Papers, 1845. Letter of Yulee concerning the selection of a govenor and members of the legislature in Florida, and listing major local and national issues that the Democratic Party should use in its campaign.
Florida State University Libraries Department of Special Collections
http://www.fsu.edu/~speccoll
- Florida Railroad Company papers 1855-1860. Collection of 8 manuscript documents signed by various officials, consisting of: the charter of the company, certificates of agreements for financing and constructing the railroad from Fernandina to Cedar key; Yulee was president.
Other Collections/Items of Interest:
- American Jewish Historical Society. Papers: 1843-1865. Chiefly political correspondence. 8 items.
- Boston Public Library. Papers: 1 letter.
- Pierpont Morgan Library. Papers: 1855-1858. 3 items.
- St. Augustine Historical Society. Papers: 1858. 1 letter.
- Virginia Historical Society. Papers: Miscellaneous items.
Comments/Suggestions? This guide is continually under revision. Comments that will improve the site are extremely welcome. If you are aware of any primary sources I have missed, please send the descriptive information via email to johnemm@uflib.ufl.edu.
