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Letterbook of Governor John Milton, 1861-1865
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Original Order | Starting Image | Document Title | Sender | Recipient | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Letter Regarding Potential Military Service | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Williams, Joseph John (Colonel) | 1861-10-12 |
| 2 | | Letter Declining to Answer an Inquiry | Blake, E.L.T. (Private Secretary to Governor Milton) | Vogt, Daniel A. | 1861-10-12 |
| 3 |  | Letter Regarding an Unpaid Account | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Humphrey, M. | 1861-10-15 (circa) |
| 4 | | Letter Declining to Honor an Unnamed Request | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Drysdale, John (Lieutenant) | 1861-10-15 |
| 5 |  | Letter Promising to Forward a Communication to President Jefferson Davis | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Richards, Stephen | 1861-10-15 |
| 6 | | Letter Regarding Potential Military Service for Dr. A.T. Lipford | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Lipford, Henry Marshall | 1861-10-15 |
| 7 | | Letter Regarding Mustering a Militia Company | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Gonzalez, Jasper S. | 1861-10-15 |
| 8 |  | Letter Regarding the Florida-Georgia Boundary Dispute | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Brown, Joseph E. (Governor of Georgia) | 1861-10 (circa) |
| 9 |  | Letter Regarding Potential Military Service | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Anderson, William E. (General) | 1861-10-16 |
| 10 |  | Letter Requesting Relief Funding for the Citizens of Key West | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Darling, John | 1861-10-16 (circa) |
| 11 |  | Letter Regarding the Appointments of Sugeon and Assistant Surgeon | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Hawkins, George S. | 1861-10-16 |
| 12 | | Letter Regarding a Staff Appointment | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Thomas, Robert Brenham (1st Lieutenant) | 1861-10-17 |
| 13 |  | Letter Regarding the Defense of Fernandina, Florida and Brunswick, Georgia | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Brown, Joseph E. (Governor of Georgia) | 1861-10-17 (circa) |
| 14 | | Letter Regarding the Organization of a Reserve Army Corps in Florida | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Baker, John Wayles | 1861-10-17 |
| 15 |  | Letter Appointing Doctor Wilson as Surgeon of the State Troops at Apalachicola | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Wilson, W.S. | 1861-10-18 |
| 16 | | Letter Regarding the Problems of Cavalry in Florida | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Davis, Jefferson (President, Confederate States of America) | 1861-10-18 |
| 17 |  | Letter Declining a Request | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Steele, Holmes (Captain) | 1861-10-21 |
| 18 | | Letter Regarding the Raising of an Artillery Company Under Colonel Buffinton | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Church, Lucius Alexander (Major) | 1861-10-21 |
| 19 |  | Letter Regarding the Raising of an Artillery Company Under Colonel Buffinton to Defend Saint Augustine | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Dilworth, William Scott (Colonel) | 1861-10-21 |
| 20 | | Letter Regarding Allegations Against Colonel Anderson and the 1st Regiment, Florida Volunteers | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Anderson, James Patton (Colonel) | 1861-10-21 |
| 21 |  | Letter Regarding Potential Military Service | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Moore, M.A. (Lieutenant Colonel) | 1861-10-21 |
| 22 | | Letter Regarding Coastal Defense | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Parsons, John | 1861-10-21 |
| 23 |  | Letter About Reciept of a Letter from Colonel M. A. Moore | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Means, G.W. | 1861-10-22 |
| 24 | | Letter Regarding the Death of Brigadier General John Breckinridge Grayson | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Bragg, Braxton (General) | 1861-10-22 |
| 25 |  | Letter Regarding Military Instructors | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Oliveros, J.B. (1st Lieutenant) | 1861-10-23 |
| 26 | | Letter Replying that Colonel Davis's Regiment is Full | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Mickler, Thomas M. | 1861-10-23 |
| 27 |  | Letter Regarding the Availability and Need of Muskets | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Bedell, G.W.E (Captain) | 1861-10-23 |
| 28 | | Letter Forwarding an Opinion of State Attorney General | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Culpepper, John | 1861-10-23 |
| 29 |  | Letter Regarding the Availability of Arms and an Illegal Election of Field Officers | Blake, E.L.T. (Private Secretary to Governor Milton) | Roulhac, J.B. (Lieutenant) | 1861-10 (circa) |
| 30 |  | Letter Declaring that a Surgeon General Would Not be Appointed Due to Cost | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Davidson, J.E.A. | 1861-10-26 |
| 31 | | Letter Advocating for General Bragg to Lead a Unified Defense of Florida | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Benjamin, Judah P. (Secretary of War, Confederate States of America) | 1861-10-28 |
| 32 |  | Letter Regarding Raising Military Companies | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Hopkins, Edward (Colonel) | 1861-10-26 |
| 33 |  | Letter Denying a Request to Declare Martial Law in Apalachicola | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | James, Thomas E. (Lieutenant Colonel), et al. | 1861-10-28 |
| 34 |  | Letter Regarding State Defense and Limited Arms | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Trapier, James H. (General) | 1861-10-29 |
| 35 |  | Letter Warning of a Naval Convoy Heading South | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Trapier, James H. (General) | 1861-10-29 |
| 36 | | Letter Giving Command of Apalachicola to Colonel Richard F. Floyd | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Floyd, Richard F. (Colonel) | 1861-10-29 |
| 37 |  | Letter Regarding Prisoners of War Captured While Protecting an Enemy Hospital and Discussing Broader Military Strategy | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Davis, Jefferson (President, Confederate States of America) | 1861-10-29 |
| 38 |  | Letter Regarding Floyd's Command at Apalachicola | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Floyd, Richard F. (Colonel) | 1861-10-31 |
| 39 |  | Letter Inviting Georgia [and Alabama] to Join a Tri-State Defense at Apalachicola | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Brown, Joseph E. (Governor of Georgia) | 1861-10-31 |
| 40 |  | Letter Regarding Destruction of Telegraph Lines Between Jacksonville and Savannah | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Brown, Joseph E. (Governor of Georgia) | 1861-10-31 |
| 41 | | Letter Replying to a Petition on the Coastal Defense of Florida | Blake, E.L.T. (Private Secretary to Governor Milton) | Townsend, H.G. | 1861-11-02 |
| 42 |  | Letter Describing Milton's Transition into the Governorship and Plans for Organizing the State's Military Forces | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Mallory, Stephen Russell (Secretary of the Navy, Confederate States of America) | 1861-11-02 |
| 43 |  | Letter Promising to Forward a Letter to General Trapier | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Myrick, John D. (Captain) | 1861-11-05 |
| 44 | | Letter Regarding Dr. Wilson's Commanding Officer | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Wilson, W.S. | 1861-11-05 |
| 45 | | Letter Accepting the Resignation of Florida Represenative Pickens Brooks Bird | Blake, E.L.T. (Private Secretary to Governor Milton) | Bird, Pickens Brooks (Lieutenant) | 1861-11-07 |
| 46 |  | Letter Regarding an Order to Remove Troops From Saint Vincent Island | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Floyd, Richard F. (Colonel) | 1861-11-06 |
| 47 |  | Letter Regarding General James H. Trapier's New Command of Middle and East Florida | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Trapier, James H. (General) | 1861-11-06 |
| 48 |  | Letter Requesting to Muster Georgia Troops in Defense at Apalachicola | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Brown, Joseph E. (Governor of Georgia) | 1861-11-11 |
| 49 |  | Letter Requesting Another Copy of the General's Report After the First One Mysteriously Disappeared | Blake, E.L.T. (Private Secretary to Governor Milton) | Chase, William H. (General) | 1861-11-11 |
| 50 | | Letter Confirming Application for Furlough for All State Legislature Members | Milton, John (Governor of Florida) | Call, George (Captain) | 1861-11-11 |
