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Richard Keith Call Letter, 1834

 

Summary

Creator:
Call, R. K. (Richard Keith), 1791-1862
Extent:
1.00 items 1 folder
0.00 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Richard Keith Call Letter, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-1976-006

Background

Scope and content:

This letter, signed by R. K. Call is as follows: "Dear Sir. I have received your kind letter and have but a minute to say I am Much obliged to you and that John W. Smith of Quincy Florida should be appointed keeper of the light house at Appalachicola."

Biographical / historical:

Richard Keith Call, the namesake of his uncle, a soldier in the revolutionary war, was born in Virginia on October 24, 1792. He came to Florida in 1814 as the personal aide of Andrew Jackson, returned with him to Pensacola in 1821 to set up the new territorial government, and decided in 1822 to make Florida his home. He served as a member of the Legislative Council; a delegate to Congress; and, finally, territorial governor. He served as the third territorial governor from March 16, 1836 to December 2, 1839 and as the fifth territorial governor from March 19, 1841 to August 11, 1844.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Joseph Rubinfine.
Processing information:

Processed August, 1976.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

Richard Keith Call Letter, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-1976-006

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA