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Thomas Sidney Jesup Letter, 1847

 

Summary

Creator:
Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860
Extent:
1.00 folders 1 folder.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Thomas Sidney Jesup Letter, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-0-276

Background

Scope and content:

A letter from Thomas Sidney Jesup to Captain R. F. Loper of Philadelphia dated December 3, 1847. The letter pertains to the building of a vessel as recommended by Captain Loper. Includes clippings on Jesup and Osceola. The letter reads as follows:

Biographical / historical:

In 1836, Major General Thomas Sidney Jesup superseded Brigadier-General Richard Keith Call as commander of the US Army in Florida, no less than eight thousand troops. The Army subsequently Incarcerated Seminole leader Osceola and confined him to Fort Moultrie until his death in January 1838. Relieved of command by General Zachary Taylor in May 1838, Jesup resumed his duties as Quartermaster General at Washington, D.C.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Louis C. Karpinski
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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:

Thomas Sidney Jesup Letter, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-0-276

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