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Request of J.W. Savage of the DeSoto Guards for an honorable discharge, 1892

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Request of J.W. Savage of the DeSoto Guards for an honorable discharge, 1892

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Date

February 20, 1892

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letters (correspondence)

Description

Letter for DeSoto Guards from DeSoto County dated 1892. Letter requesting honorable discharge of Private J. W. Savage.

Unit Name

DeSoto Guards (Arcadia, Fla.)

Unit Leader

Haughton, W. M.

Unit Location

DeSoto County
Arcadia

Unit Subjects

DeSoto Guards (Arcadia, Fla.)
Fleming, Francis P. (Francis Philip), 1841-1908
Florida. State Troops
Military service, Voluntary
Militia

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1277

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Savage, J. W.

Savage, J. W. Mizell, Joshua Lang, D. Haughton, W. M. Fleming, F. P.

Title

Request of J.W. Savage of the DeSoto Guards for an honorable discharge, 1892

Subject

Militia

Military service, Voluntary

Florida. State Troops

Description

Letter for DeSoto Guards from DeSoto County dated 1892. Letter requesting honorable discharge of Private J. W. Savage.

Creator

Florida. Office of the Adjutant General

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1277

Date

1892-02-20

Contributor

Haughton, W. M.

Format

letters (correspondence)

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1146_b004_f25_16

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Subject - Corporate

DeSoto Guards (Arcadia, Fla.)

Subject - Person

Fleming, Francis P. (Francis Philip), 1841-1908

Geographic Term

DeSoto County (Fla.)

Arcadia (Fla.)

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Savage, J. W.

Savage, J. W. Mizell, Joshua Lang, D. Haughton, W. M. Fleming, F. P.

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Florida. Office of the Adjutant General. Request of J.W. Savage of the DeSoto Guards for an honorable discharge, 1892. February 20, 1892. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/344993>, accessed 12 October 2026.

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Florida. Office of the Adjutant General. Request of J.W. Savage of the DeSoto Guards for an honorable discharge, 1892. February 20, 1892. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/344993>

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