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Name
Sherman, Westly
County
Orange County (Fla.)
Race
Colored
Voter Number
139
Precinct
3
Date of Registry
August 17, 1867
Time of Residence
In State - 20 years
In County -
In Precinct -
In County -
In Precinct -
Board of Registers
L. C. Whitted
W. H. Holden
James Chairs
W. H. Holden
James Chairs
Title
Sherman, Westly
Subject
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Florida -- History.
African Americans -- Civil rights.
Elections.
Florida
Elections -- Florida
Elections -- Florida -- Orange County.
Florida -- History -- 19th century.
Florida -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Florida.
Description
A record describing Sherman, Westly, a colored voter from Orange County, who registered to vote in 1867.
Date
1867-08-17
Contributor
L. C. Whitted
W. H. Holden
James Chairs
Format
voters' lists
Language
eng-US
Type
Text
Identifier
68elec_orange_8310
Coverage
Reconstruction Era Florida (1865-1877)
ImageID
68elec_orange_p3_02
County
Orange County (Fla.)
Precinct
3
orginating_agency_ID
139
Race/Ethnicity
colored
time_in_residence-state
20 years
Thumbnail
/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/election1867.jpg
Chicago Manual of Style
Sherman, Westly. 1867-08-17. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/288216>, accessed 2 April 2025.
MLA
Sherman, Westly. 1867-08-17. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/288216>
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