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Josiah H. Prescott Letterbooks

 Collection
Identifier: PKY 88.020

Scope and Content

This collection includes three of his letterbooks, which contain a great deal of information about his business affairs. Some information about his personal life also is included.

Dates

  • Creation: 1876-1907

Creator

Access

The collection is open for research.

Biographical/Historical Note

Josiah Prescott was a Union lieutenant during the Civil War who settled in Fernandina, Florida, after the war. He owned a shoe store and haberdashery and became very wealthy.

Extent

0.4 Linear feet (3 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Three letterbooks of Josiah H. Prescott, a prominent citizen of Fernandina, in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries.

Physical Location

University of Florida Smathers Library Building

Title
A Guide to the Josiah H. Prescott Letterbooks
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Stephen Jackson
Date
December 2007
Description rules
Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository

Contact:
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755