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Plantation life.

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Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

David Levy Yulee Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 119
Abstract

Correspondence and business papers relating to activities of David Levy Yulee, territorial delegate to Congress, U.S. Senator from Florida, and founder of the Florida Railroad Company.

Dates: 1800-1954; Majority of material found within 1840-1886
Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

James David Glunt Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 043
Abstract Documents collected by James David Glunt for his dissertation, primarily relating to Florida history in the second Spanish period (1784-1821) and territorial period (1821-1845), particularly plantation slavery. A donation of additional material in 2016 included material on the Bradford family of Tallahassee and papers of George Noble Jones, which appear in Plantation Records from the Papers of George Noble Jones, coedited with U. B. Phillips. The rest of the...
Dates: 1797-1930; Majority of material found within 1820-1880
Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

James Thomas O'Neill Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 077
Abstract

Account papers, correspondence, and legal documents pertaining to the legal and business practices of James T. O'Neill. Collection offers descriptions of plantation management, legal suits, and estate management.

Dates: 1812-1887
Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Letterbook of Samuel Cary used in St. Christopher/St. Kitts and in Grenada for the Simon Plantation

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 166
Abstract

Manuscript letterbook, dated 1765 to 1772, written by Samuel Cary in St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and in Grenada for the Simon Plantation.

Dates: 1765-1772
Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Ormond Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 078
Abstract

The collection includes correspondence, business letters, account books, and a memoir manuscript created by members of the Ormond family of Florida.

Dates: 1784-1909; Majority of material found within 1834-1892
Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Stephens-Bryant Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms 095
Abstract Correspondence, diaries, and other papers and relics of Winston J.T. Stephens (1820-1864)- plantation owner, militia officer, and Confederate army officer; his wife, Octavia Bryant Stephens (1841-1908); and other family members including Henry H. Bryant (1847-1930), Davis H. Bryant (1839-1913), and William A. Bryant (1837-1881). Topics include the Civil War in Florida, military service, the Battle of Olustee, plantation life, slavery, and conditions along the St. Johns River during the...
Dates: 1664-1989; Majority of material found within 1836-1931
Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

William P. Angrick II Collection of Latin American and Caribbean Stereographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0342
Abstract

Collection of 25 stereograph images and three view master reels showcasing scenes and views from South American countries, Cuba, Jamaica, and Florida.

Dates: 1860, circa 1890-1940s
Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Zephaniah Kingsley Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 234
Abstract

Philip S. May's compilation of research on Zephaniah Kingsley, a wealthy and prominent Florida slave trader and plantation owner. Includes copies of records pertaining directly to Kingsley, newspaper articles, and microfilm concerning the Kingsley Plantation.

Dates: 1812-1946; Majority of material found within 1812-1843
Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

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