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| Orginial Order | Image | Document Title | Sender | Recipient | Date |
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| 1 |  |
Inaugural Address | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | - | 1849-01-13 |
| 2 |  |
Address to the Legislature | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Florida Senate and House of Representatives | 1850-11-25 |
| 3 |  |
Letter Transmitting Orders Relating to Florida Soldiers in the Mexican War | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Twiggs, David Emanuel (Major General) | 1849-10-07 |
| 4 |  |
Letter Relating to Disturbances Between the Seminoles and White Settlers in South Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Todd, Samuel B. (Doctor) | 1849-10-07 |
| 5 |  |
Letter Regarding Legality of Being Postmaster and Justice of the Peace at the Same Time | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Read, Calvin | 1849-10-13 |
| 6 |  |
Letter Relating to Disturbances Between the Seminoles and White Settlers in South Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Johns, Jessee A. (Captain) | 1849-10-20 |
| 7 |  |
Letter Relating to Disturbances Between the Seminoles and White Settlers in South Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Speer, Algernon Sidney (Doctor) | 1849-10-20 |
| 8 |  |
Instructions for a Special Election to Replace Probate Judge S.F. Halliday of Marion County | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Bullock, Robert (Clerk of the Circuit Court, Marion County) | 1849-11-07 |
| 9 |  |
Legal Opinion Regarding Transfer of Responsibilities Following Resignation of a Probate Court Judge | Hogue, David P. (Attorney General of Florida) | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | 1849-11-15 |
| 10 |  |
Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Towns, George W. (Governor of Georgia) | 1849-11-27 |
| 11 |  |
Letter Regarding State Militia Troops Responding to Indian Disturbances | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Tyler, John (U.S. President) | 1849-11-29 |
| 12 |  |
Letter Regarding the Dismissal of Floyd Hopkins from the Navy | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Tyler, John (U.S. President) | 1849-12-06 |
| 13 |  |
Letter Regarding the Placement of a Stone Representing Florida in the Washington National Monument | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Whittlesey, Elisha (General Agent) | 1849-12-09 |
| 14 |  |
Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Towns, George W. (Governor of Georgia) | 1849-12-18 |
| 15 |  |
Letter Transmitting Muster and Pay Rolls from Florida Militia Units | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Crawford, George W. (U.S. Secretary of War) | 1850-01-03 |
| 16 |  |
Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Towns, George W. (Governor of Georgia) | 1850-01-25 |
| 17 | |
Letter Regarding the Escape of Abner J. Thompson and Jesse M. Meadows from Jail in Marion County | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Province, David | 1850-02-02 |
| 18 |  |
Letter Regarding the Escape of Abner J. Thompson and Jesse M. Meadows from Jail in Marion County | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Sanderson, J.P. (District Attorney) | 1850-02-02 |
| 19 |  |
Reappointment as Circuit Court Judge for East Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Douglas, Thomas (Circuit Court Judge) | 1850-02-15 |
| 20 |  |
Letter Rejecting a Request for Executive Clemency | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Thompson, Abner D. [surname given as Johnston] | 1850-02-18 |
| 21 |  |
Letter Rejecting a Request for Executive Clemency | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Burleson, Daniel Alison | 1850-02-18 |
| 22 |  |
Letter Declining to Appoint Delegates to a Southern Convention in Nashville | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Yulee, David Levy (U.S. Senator); Morton, Jackson (U.S. Senator); Cabell, Edward Carrington (U.S. Representative) | 1850-02-22 |
| 23 |  |
Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Towns, George W. (Governor of Georgia) | 1850-02-28 |
| 24 |  |
Letter Regarding Compensation for Florida Militia Troops | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Crawford, George W. (U.S. Secretary of War) | 1850-03-26 |
| 25 |  |
Letter Regarding Maps Made to Help Settle the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Westcott, James D., Jr. | 1850-04-02 |
| 26 | |
Letter Regarding Maps Made to Help Settle the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Herbert, Francis | 1850-04-02 |
| 27 |  |
Letter Regarding the Placement of a Stone Representing Florida in the Washington National Monument | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Whittlesey, Elisha (General Agent) | 1850-04-16 |
| 28 |  |
Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Towns, George W. (Governor of Georgia) | 1850-04-18 |
| 29 |  |
Letter Rejecting a Plea for Executive Clemency for Francis Richard | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Richard, John C. | 1850-05-11 |
| 30 |  |
Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Towns, George W. (Governor of Georgia) | 1850-06-01 |
| 31 |  |
Letter Regarding the Position of Judge of Probate in Levy County | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Harvey, Simeon | 1850-06-01 |
| 32 |  |
Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Westcott, James D., Jr. | 1850-06-15 |
| 33 |  |
Instructions to Involve the United States Supreme Court in the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hogue, David P. (Attorney General of Florida) | 1850-08-04 |
| 34 |  |
Letter Relating to Disturbances Between the Seminoles and White Settlers in South Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Durrance, Francis Marion (Captain) | 1850-08-31 |
| 35 |  |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Fillmore, Millard (U.S. President) | 1850-09-05 |
| 36 |  |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Conrad, Charles M. (U.S. Secretary of War) | 1850-10-23 |
| 37 |  |
Letter Regarding a Potential New Militia Company | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Sparkman, Simeon Lewis (Captain) | 1850-11-09 |
| 38 |  |
Letter Regarding a Proposed Railroad Between the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts of Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Conrad, Charles M. (U.S. Secretary of War) | 1851-02-08 |
| 39 |  |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Conrad, Charles M. (U.S. Secretary of War) | 1851-02-13 |
| 40 |  |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Conrad, Charles M. (U.S. Secretary of War) | 1851-04-11 |
| 41 |  |
Letter Requesting a Warship to Rendezvous at Key West | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Fillmore, Millard (U.S. President) | 1851-04-19 |
| 42 | |
Letter Regarding Swamp and Overflowed Lands in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Putnam, Benjamin Alexander (Surveyor General of Florida) | 1851-04-22 |
| 43 |  |
Letter Regarding Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Casey, John C. (Captain; Special Indian Agent) | 1851-05-18 |
| 44 |  |
Instructions for Prosecuting Seminoles Who Murdered Daniel Hubbard of Marion County | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Turman, Simon | 1851-06-01 |
| 45 |  |
Instructions for Prosecuting Seminoles Who Murdered Daniel Hubbard of Marion County | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Luther, Blake (Colonel) | 1851-06-01 |
| 46 |  |
Instructions for Prosecuting Seminoles Who Murdered Daniel Hubbard of Marion County | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Douglas, Thomas (Circuit Court Judge) | 1851-06-03 |
| 47 |  |
Letter Rejecting a Request for Executive Clemency for Joseph Powell | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | McClellan, George E. | 1851-06-17 |
| 48 |  |
Letter Regarding Swamp and Overflowed Lands in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Putnam, Benjamin Alexander (Surveyor General of Florida) | 1851-06-24 |
| 49 |  |
Letter Regarding Compensation for Florida Militia Troops | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hodges, William L. (Acting U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) | 1851-07-01 |
| 50 |  |
Letter Regarding Compensation for Florida Militia Troops | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Clayton, Philip (Second Auditor of the U.S. Treasury) | 1851-07-01 |
| 51 |  |
Letter Rejecting a Request for Executive Clemency for Joseph Powell | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | McClellan, George E. | 1851-07-08 |
| 52 |  |
Letter Rejecting a Request for Executive Clemency for J.T. Daniels | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Wester, Samuel S. | 1851-07-08 |
| 53 |  |
Letter Regarding Compensation for Florida Militia Troops | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Corwin, Thomas (U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) | 1851-09-19 |
| 54 |  |
Letter Responding to Resolutions Regarding Compromise Between Northern and Southern States | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Ross, William H.H. (Governor of Delaware) | 1851-09-20 |
| 55 | |
Letter Responding to Resolutions Regarding Compromise Between Northern and Southern States | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Dinsmoor, Samuel Jr. (Governor of New Hampshire) | 1851-09-20 |
| 56 |  |
Letter Regarding Complaints About Mistreatment of Spanish Citizens at Key West | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Lancaster, Joseph Bradford (Circuit Court Judge) | 1851-10-03 |
| 57 |  |
Letter Regarding Complaints About Mistreatment of Spanish Citizens at Key West | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Derrick, William Sharples (Acting U.S. Secretary of State) | 1851-10-07 |
| 58 |  |
Letter Regarding Swamp and Overflowed Lands in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Putnam, Benjamin Alexander (Surveyor General of Florida) | 1851-11-15 |
| 59 |  |
Letter Regarding Instructions to the Surveyor General for Preparing a Map | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Putnam, Benjamin Alexander (Surveyor General of Florida) | 1851-11-15 |
| 60 |  |
Letter Regarding a Recent Seminole Disturbance Near Tampa | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Jernigan, Aaron (Colonel) | 1851-12-18 |
| 61 |  |
Letter Regarding Swamp and Overflowed Lands in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Butterfield, Justin (Commissioner, U.S. General Land Office) | 1851-12-23 |
| 62 |  |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Cabell, Edward Carrington (U.S. Representative) | 1851-12-23 |
| 63 |  |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Marshall, John J. | 1852-02-10 |
| 64 |  |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Osteen, H.E. | 1852-02-10 |
| 65 |  |
Letter Regarding Recent Disturbances Between Seminoles and White Settlers | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Jernigan, Aaron (Captain) | 1852-02-10 |
| 66 |  |
Appointment as Land Agent for the State of Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Bryant, John Y. | 1852-02-18 |
| 67 |  |
Appointment as Special Agent to Investigate Complaints Against Militia Officials | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hopkins, Benjamin (Major General) | 1852-02-21 |
| 68 |  |
Letter Regarding Legal Options for Recovering Stolen Slaves | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Watts, James B. | 1852-02-23 |
| 69 |  |
Letter Describing the Process for Establishing New Militia Units | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Jernigan, Aaron (Captain) | 1852-02-27 |
| 70 |  |
Letter Regarding Recent Disturbances Between Seminoles and White Settlers | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hopkins, Benjamin (Major General) | 1852-02-27 |
| 71 |  |
Letter Regarding Compensation for Florida Militia Troops | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hutchins, George W. (Colonel) | 1852-02-23 |
| 72 | |
Response to Inquiry About Public Schools in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Tucker, J. Wofford | 1852-03-04 |
| 73 |  |
Letter Regarding Swamp and Overflowed Lands in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | . | 1852-03-09 |
| 74 |  |
Letter Rejecting a Request for Executive Clemency | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Thomas, James T. | 1852-03-09 |
| 75 |  |
Letter Outlining Proper Steps for Electing Officers for a New Militia Unit | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Sparkman, Simeon Lewis (Captain) | 1852-03-14 |
| 76 |  |
Letter Regarding Claims by Florida Militia Troops for Payment | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hutchins, George W. (Colonel) | 1852-03-17 |
| 77 |  |
Letter Regarding Claims by Florida Militia Troops for Payment | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Cabell, Edward Carrington (U.S. Representative) | 1852-03-18 |
| 78 |  |
Letter Regarding Recent Military Actions and Recommendations for Future Ones | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hopkins, Benjamin (Major General) | 1852-04-03 |
| 79 |  |
Letter Regarding Swamp and Overflowed Lands in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Putnam, Benjamin Alexander (Surveyor General of Florida) | 1852-04-09 |
| 80 |  |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Yulee, David Levy (U.S. Senator); Morton, Jackson (U.S. Senator); Cabell, Edward Carrington (U.S. Representative) | 1852-04-05 |
| 81 |  |
Letter Regarding Recent Skirmishes with the Seminoles | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Blake, Luther (General) | 1852-04-09 |
| 82 |  |
Letter Regarding Vacancies in Holmes County Government | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Golden, Robert R. (Sheriff, Holmes County) | 1852-05-24 |
| 83 |  |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Blake, Luther (General) | 1852-06-05 |
| 84 | |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Blake, Luther (General) | 1852-07-10 |
| 85 |  |
Letter Regarding Raising Militia Troops to Assist with Removing the Seminoles from Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Branch, Nicholas N. | 1852-07-10 |
| 86 |  |
Instructions for Cooperating with General Luther Blake on Measures for Removing the Seminoles from Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hopkins, Benjamin (Major General) | 1852-07-24 |
| 87 |  |
Letter Describing Operations Against the Seminoles in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Stuart, Alexander Hugh Holmes (U.S. Secretary of the Interior) | 1852-09-08 |
| 88 |  |
Letter Regarding a Decision to Exempt Two Seminoles from Removal | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hopkins, Benjamin (Major General) | 1852-10-09 |
| 89 |  |
Notification That Troops Have Been Sent to the Frontier to Protect White Citizens from Seminole Attacks | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Stuart, Alexander Hugh Holmes (U.S. Secretary of the Interior) | 1853-01-12 |
| 90 | |
Letter Describing Operations Against the Seminoles in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Mallory, Stephen Russell (U.S. Senator) | 1853-02-27 |
| 91 |  |
Letter Regarding a New System of International Exchange | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Vattemare, Alexandre (Agent for International Exchanges) | 1853-03-04 |
| 92 |  |
Governor's Message to the General Assembly | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | - | 1852-11-22 |
| 92 |  |
Account of the Common School Fund, 1850-1853 | - | - | 1850 |
Title
Letterbook of Governor Thomas Brown, 1849-1853
Subject
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Transportation -- Florida
Creator
Florida. Governor (1849-1853 : Brown)
Format
letterbooks
Language
eng-US
Type
Text
Identifier
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Coverage
Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)
Geographic Term
Florida
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Display Date
January 13, 1849 - March 4, 1853
Subject - Corporate
Florida. Legislature
Florida. Legislature. House of Representatives
Florida. Legislature. Senate
Subject - Person
Blake, Luther
Branch, Nicholas N.
Brown, Thomas, 1785-1867
Bryant, John Yarnall, Sr., 1808-1879
Bullock, Robert, 1828-1905
Burleson, Daniel Alison, 1818-1880
Butterfield, Justin, 1790-1855
Cabell, E. C. (Edward Carrington), 1816-1896
Casey, John Charles, 1809-1856
Clayton, Philip, 1815-1877
Conrad, Charles Magill, 1804-1878
Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865
Crawford, George Washington, 1798-1872
Derrick, William Sharples, 1802-1852
Douglas, Thomas, 1790-1855
Durrance, Francis Marion, 1809-1876
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
Golden, Robert R.
Hodges, William L.
Hogue, David Porter, 1815-1871
Hopkins, Benjamin, 1802-1862
Jernigan, Aaron David, 1813-1891
Lancaster, Joseph Bradford, 1790-1856
Luther, Blake
Mallory, Stephen R. (Stephen Russell), 1813-1873
Morton, Jackson, 1794-1874
Putnam, Benjamin Alexander, 1801-1869
Ross, William Henry Harrison, 1814-1887
Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr., 1799-1869
Sparkman, Simeon Lewis, 1806-1878
Speer, Algernon Sidney, 1818-1857
Stuart, Alexander H. H. (Alexander Hugh Holmes), 1807-1891
Todd, Samuel Bryant, 1816-1870
Towns, George Washington Bonaparte, 1801-1854
Twiggs, David Emanuel, 1790-1862
Tyler, John, 1790-1862
Wescott, James D. (James Diament), 1802-1880
Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863
Yulee, David Levy, 1810-1886
Harvey, Simeon
Herbert, Francis
Hutchins, George W.
Johns, Jesse A.
Marshall, John J.
McClellan, George E.
Osteen, H. E.
Province, David
Read, Calvin
Richard, John C.
Sanderson, J. P.
Thomas, James T.
Thompson, Abner D.
Tucker, J. Wofford
Turman, Simon
Vattemare, Alexandre
Watts, James B.
Wester, Samuel S.
Biography Note
Thomas Brown was the second governor of the State of Florida.
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| Orginial Order | Image | Document Title | Sender | Recipient | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Inaugural Address | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | - | 1849-01-13 |
| 2 | |
Address to the Legislature | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Florida Senate and House of Representatives | 1850-11-25 |
| 3 | |
Letter Transmitting Orders Relating to Florida Soldiers in the Mexican War | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Twiggs, David Emanuel (Major General) | 1849-10-07 |
| 4 | |
Letter Relating to Disturbances Between the Seminoles and White Settlers in South Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Todd, Samuel B. (Doctor) | 1849-10-07 |
| 5 | |
Letter Regarding Legality of Being Postmaster and Justice of the Peace at the Same Time | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Read, Calvin | 1849-10-13 |
| 6 | |
Letter Relating to Disturbances Between the Seminoles and White Settlers in South Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Johns, Jessee A. (Captain) | 1849-10-20 |
| 7 | |
Letter Relating to Disturbances Between the Seminoles and White Settlers in South Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Speer, Algernon Sidney (Doctor) | 1849-10-20 |
| 8 | |
Instructions for a Special Election to Replace Probate Judge S.F. Halliday of Marion County | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Bullock, Robert (Clerk of the Circuit Court, Marion County) | 1849-11-07 |
| 9 | |
Legal Opinion Regarding Transfer of Responsibilities Following Resignation of a Probate Court Judge | Hogue, David P. (Attorney General of Florida) | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | 1849-11-15 |
| 10 | |
Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Towns, George W. (Governor of Georgia) | 1849-11-27 |
| 11 | |
Letter Regarding State Militia Troops Responding to Indian Disturbances | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Tyler, John (U.S. President) | 1849-11-29 |
| 12 | |
Letter Regarding the Dismissal of Floyd Hopkins from the Navy | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Tyler, John (U.S. President) | 1849-12-06 |
| 13 | |
Letter Regarding the Placement of a Stone Representing Florida in the Washington National Monument | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Whittlesey, Elisha (General Agent) | 1849-12-09 |
| 14 | |
Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Towns, George W. (Governor of Georgia) | 1849-12-18 |
| 15 | |
Letter Transmitting Muster and Pay Rolls from Florida Militia Units | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Crawford, George W. (U.S. Secretary of War) | 1850-01-03 |
| 16 | |
Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Towns, George W. (Governor of Georgia) | 1850-01-25 |
| 17 | |
Letter Regarding the Escape of Abner J. Thompson and Jesse M. Meadows from Jail in Marion County | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Province, David | 1850-02-02 |
| 18 | |
Letter Regarding the Escape of Abner J. Thompson and Jesse M. Meadows from Jail in Marion County | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Sanderson, J.P. (District Attorney) | 1850-02-02 |
| 19 | |
Reappointment as Circuit Court Judge for East Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Douglas, Thomas (Circuit Court Judge) | 1850-02-15 |
| 20 | |
Letter Rejecting a Request for Executive Clemency | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Thompson, Abner D. [surname given as Johnston] | 1850-02-18 |
| 21 | |
Letter Rejecting a Request for Executive Clemency | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Burleson, Daniel Alison | 1850-02-18 |
| 22 | |
Letter Declining to Appoint Delegates to a Southern Convention in Nashville | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Yulee, David Levy (U.S. Senator); Morton, Jackson (U.S. Senator); Cabell, Edward Carrington (U.S. Representative) | 1850-02-22 |
| 23 | |
Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Towns, George W. (Governor of Georgia) | 1850-02-28 |
| 24 | |
Letter Regarding Compensation for Florida Militia Troops | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Crawford, George W. (U.S. Secretary of War) | 1850-03-26 |
| 25 | |
Letter Regarding Maps Made to Help Settle the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Westcott, James D., Jr. | 1850-04-02 |
| 26 | |
Letter Regarding Maps Made to Help Settle the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Herbert, Francis | 1850-04-02 |
| 27 | |
Letter Regarding the Placement of a Stone Representing Florida in the Washington National Monument | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Whittlesey, Elisha (General Agent) | 1850-04-16 |
| 28 | |
Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Towns, George W. (Governor of Georgia) | 1850-04-18 |
| 29 | |
Letter Rejecting a Plea for Executive Clemency for Francis Richard | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Richard, John C. | 1850-05-11 |
| 30 | |
Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Towns, George W. (Governor of Georgia) | 1850-06-01 |
| 31 | |
Letter Regarding the Position of Judge of Probate in Levy County | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Harvey, Simeon | 1850-06-01 |
| 32 | |
Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Westcott, James D., Jr. | 1850-06-15 |
| 33 | |
Instructions to Involve the United States Supreme Court in the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hogue, David P. (Attorney General of Florida) | 1850-08-04 |
| 34 | |
Letter Relating to Disturbances Between the Seminoles and White Settlers in South Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Durrance, Francis Marion (Captain) | 1850-08-31 |
| 35 | |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Fillmore, Millard (U.S. President) | 1850-09-05 |
| 36 | |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Conrad, Charles M. (U.S. Secretary of War) | 1850-10-23 |
| 37 | |
Letter Regarding a Potential New Militia Company | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Sparkman, Simeon Lewis (Captain) | 1850-11-09 |
| 38 | |
Letter Regarding a Proposed Railroad Between the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts of Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Conrad, Charles M. (U.S. Secretary of War) | 1851-02-08 |
| 39 | |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Conrad, Charles M. (U.S. Secretary of War) | 1851-02-13 |
| 40 | |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Conrad, Charles M. (U.S. Secretary of War) | 1851-04-11 |
| 41 | |
Letter Requesting a Warship to Rendezvous at Key West | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Fillmore, Millard (U.S. President) | 1851-04-19 |
| 42 | |
Letter Regarding Swamp and Overflowed Lands in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Putnam, Benjamin Alexander (Surveyor General of Florida) | 1851-04-22 |
| 43 | |
Letter Regarding Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Casey, John C. (Captain; Special Indian Agent) | 1851-05-18 |
| 44 | |
Instructions for Prosecuting Seminoles Who Murdered Daniel Hubbard of Marion County | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Turman, Simon | 1851-06-01 |
| 45 | |
Instructions for Prosecuting Seminoles Who Murdered Daniel Hubbard of Marion County | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Luther, Blake (Colonel) | 1851-06-01 |
| 46 | |
Instructions for Prosecuting Seminoles Who Murdered Daniel Hubbard of Marion County | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Douglas, Thomas (Circuit Court Judge) | 1851-06-03 |
| 47 | |
Letter Rejecting a Request for Executive Clemency for Joseph Powell | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | McClellan, George E. | 1851-06-17 |
| 48 | |
Letter Regarding Swamp and Overflowed Lands in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Putnam, Benjamin Alexander (Surveyor General of Florida) | 1851-06-24 |
| 49 | |
Letter Regarding Compensation for Florida Militia Troops | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hodges, William L. (Acting U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) | 1851-07-01 |
| 50 | |
Letter Regarding Compensation for Florida Militia Troops | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Clayton, Philip (Second Auditor of the U.S. Treasury) | 1851-07-01 |
| 51 | |
Letter Rejecting a Request for Executive Clemency for Joseph Powell | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | McClellan, George E. | 1851-07-08 |
| 52 | |
Letter Rejecting a Request for Executive Clemency for J.T. Daniels | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Wester, Samuel S. | 1851-07-08 |
| 53 | |
Letter Regarding Compensation for Florida Militia Troops | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Corwin, Thomas (U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) | 1851-09-19 |
| 54 | |
Letter Responding to Resolutions Regarding Compromise Between Northern and Southern States | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Ross, William H.H. (Governor of Delaware) | 1851-09-20 |
| 55 | |
Letter Responding to Resolutions Regarding Compromise Between Northern and Southern States | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Dinsmoor, Samuel Jr. (Governor of New Hampshire) | 1851-09-20 |
| 56 | |
Letter Regarding Complaints About Mistreatment of Spanish Citizens at Key West | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Lancaster, Joseph Bradford (Circuit Court Judge) | 1851-10-03 |
| 57 | |
Letter Regarding Complaints About Mistreatment of Spanish Citizens at Key West | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Derrick, William Sharples (Acting U.S. Secretary of State) | 1851-10-07 |
| 58 | |
Letter Regarding Swamp and Overflowed Lands in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Putnam, Benjamin Alexander (Surveyor General of Florida) | 1851-11-15 |
| 59 | |
Letter Regarding Instructions to the Surveyor General for Preparing a Map | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Putnam, Benjamin Alexander (Surveyor General of Florida) | 1851-11-15 |
| 60 | |
Letter Regarding a Recent Seminole Disturbance Near Tampa | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Jernigan, Aaron (Colonel) | 1851-12-18 |
| 61 | |
Letter Regarding Swamp and Overflowed Lands in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Butterfield, Justin (Commissioner, U.S. General Land Office) | 1851-12-23 |
| 62 | |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Cabell, Edward Carrington (U.S. Representative) | 1851-12-23 |
| 63 | |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Marshall, John J. | 1852-02-10 |
| 64 | |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Osteen, H.E. | 1852-02-10 |
| 65 | |
Letter Regarding Recent Disturbances Between Seminoles and White Settlers | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Jernigan, Aaron (Captain) | 1852-02-10 |
| 66 | |
Appointment as Land Agent for the State of Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Bryant, John Y. | 1852-02-18 |
| 67 | |
Appointment as Special Agent to Investigate Complaints Against Militia Officials | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hopkins, Benjamin (Major General) | 1852-02-21 |
| 68 | |
Letter Regarding Legal Options for Recovering Stolen Slaves | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Watts, James B. | 1852-02-23 |
| 69 | |
Letter Describing the Process for Establishing New Militia Units | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Jernigan, Aaron (Captain) | 1852-02-27 |
| 70 | |
Letter Regarding Recent Disturbances Between Seminoles and White Settlers | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hopkins, Benjamin (Major General) | 1852-02-27 |
| 71 | |
Letter Regarding Compensation for Florida Militia Troops | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hutchins, George W. (Colonel) | 1852-02-23 |
| 72 | |
Response to Inquiry About Public Schools in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Tucker, J. Wofford | 1852-03-04 |
| 73 | |
Letter Regarding Swamp and Overflowed Lands in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | . | 1852-03-09 |
| 74 | |
Letter Rejecting a Request for Executive Clemency | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Thomas, James T. | 1852-03-09 |
| 75 | |
Letter Outlining Proper Steps for Electing Officers for a New Militia Unit | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Sparkman, Simeon Lewis (Captain) | 1852-03-14 |
| 76 | |
Letter Regarding Claims by Florida Militia Troops for Payment | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hutchins, George W. (Colonel) | 1852-03-17 |
| 77 | |
Letter Regarding Claims by Florida Militia Troops for Payment | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Cabell, Edward Carrington (U.S. Representative) | 1852-03-18 |
| 78 | |
Letter Regarding Recent Military Actions and Recommendations for Future Ones | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hopkins, Benjamin (Major General) | 1852-04-03 |
| 79 | |
Letter Regarding Swamp and Overflowed Lands in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Putnam, Benjamin Alexander (Surveyor General of Florida) | 1852-04-09 |
| 80 | |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Yulee, David Levy (U.S. Senator); Morton, Jackson (U.S. Senator); Cabell, Edward Carrington (U.S. Representative) | 1852-04-05 |
| 81 | |
Letter Regarding Recent Skirmishes with the Seminoles | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Blake, Luther (General) | 1852-04-09 |
| 82 | |
Letter Regarding Vacancies in Holmes County Government | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Golden, Robert R. (Sheriff, Holmes County) | 1852-05-24 |
| 83 | |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Blake, Luther (General) | 1852-06-05 |
| 84 | |
Letter Regarding Removal of the Seminoles Remaining in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Blake, Luther (General) | 1852-07-10 |
| 85 | |
Letter Regarding Raising Militia Troops to Assist with Removing the Seminoles from Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Branch, Nicholas N. | 1852-07-10 |
| 86 | |
Instructions for Cooperating with General Luther Blake on Measures for Removing the Seminoles from Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hopkins, Benjamin (Major General) | 1852-07-24 |
| 87 | |
Letter Describing Operations Against the Seminoles in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Stuart, Alexander Hugh Holmes (U.S. Secretary of the Interior) | 1852-09-08 |
| 88 | |
Letter Regarding a Decision to Exempt Two Seminoles from Removal | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Hopkins, Benjamin (Major General) | 1852-10-09 |
| 89 | |
Notification That Troops Have Been Sent to the Frontier to Protect White Citizens from Seminole Attacks | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Stuart, Alexander Hugh Holmes (U.S. Secretary of the Interior) | 1853-01-12 |
| 90 | |
Letter Describing Operations Against the Seminoles in Florida | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Mallory, Stephen Russell (U.S. Senator) | 1853-02-27 |
| 91 | |
Letter Regarding a New System of International Exchange | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | Vattemare, Alexandre (Agent for International Exchanges) | 1853-03-04 |
| 92 | |
Governor's Message to the General Assembly | Brown, Thomas (Governor of Florida) | - | 1852-11-22 |
| 92 | |
Account of the Common School Fund, 1850-1853 | - | - | 1850 |