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Letter from Joshua Mizell of the DeSoto Guards to Adjutant General David Lang, September 17, 1891

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September 17, 1891

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Letter from Joshua Mizell of the DeSoto Guards to Adjutant General David Lang, reporting on actions taken to organize the company in Arcadia and elect officers. A muster roll was attached to this letter, but has been cataloged separately.

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DeSoto Guards (Arcadia, Fla.)

Unit Leader

Haughton, W. M.

Unit Location

DeSoto County
Arcadia

Unit Subjects

DeSoto Guards (Arcadia, Fla.)
Florida. State Troops
Military service, Voluntary
Militia

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1277

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Granger, B. G. Lang, D. Haughton, W. M. Gates, Howard W. Puckett, John E. Mizell, Joshua

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Letter from Joshua Mizell of the DeSoto Guards to Adjutant General David Lang, September 17, 1891

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Militia

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Florida. Office of the Adjutant General

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1277

Date

1891-09-17

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Haughton, W. M.

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eng-US

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s1146_b004_f25_13

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Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Subject - Corporate

DeSoto Guards (Arcadia, Fla.)

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DeSoto County (Fla.)

Arcadia (Fla.)

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Granger, B. G. Lang, D. Haughton, W. M. Gates, Howard W. Puckett, John E. Mizell, Joshua

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Florida. Office of the Adjutant General. Letter from Joshua Mizell of the DeSoto Guards to Adjutant General David Lang, September 17, 1891. September 17, 1891. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/344990>, accessed 20 April 2025.

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Florida. Office of the Adjutant General. Letter from Joshua Mizell of the DeSoto Guards to Adjutant General David Lang, September 17, 1891. September 17, 1891. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/344990>

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(State Archives of Florida/Florida. Office of the Adjutant General)

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