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Documents
Impressment Certificate
(From: State governors' incoming correspondence, 1857-1888, Series S 577)
This is a certificate notifying Governor Milton that C.T. Taylor was empowered to conduct impressment single-handedly in Jefferson County in 1864.
Office [?] Commy [Commissary]
Second Dist [?]
Tallahassee Nov 30 / 64
His Excy
John Milton
Gov of Fla
Sir,
C.T. Taylor is empowered to impress subsistence stores in Jefferson County in accordance with the requirements of the acts of Congress on this subject.
Very Respty [Respectfully]
Yr Obt Servt [Your Obedient Servant]
J.D. Westcott
Capt. A.C.S. [Assistant Commissary of Subsistence]
Features
Territorial Legislative Council Records, 1822-1845
Documenting Florida's legislature prior to statehood
State and County Officer Directories, 1868-1969
Lists of Florida's state and county officials either elected or appointed between 1868 and 1969.
Guide to Military Records and the Wartime Experience
A guide to government records and manuscript collections relating to service members and the wartime experience.
Dust Tracks
21 tracks from Hurston's time documenting African American culture for the WPA in 1930s Florida.
History Day 2025
Resources for Florida History Day from the State Library and Archives of Florida.