Early America/Civil War-era, 1794-1892, 2003, Undated

 
Scope and content:

Consists of the oldest materials in the collection, both including and bookending the Civil War. Materials range from magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, and an array of visual ephemera. Of particular interest is an original Buffalo Soldier muster roll signed by Colonel Abner Doubleday, discharge papers from 1874, and an authentic slave bill of sale.

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Access and use

Parent restrictions:
The entire collection is open for research.
Parent terms of access:
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Location of this collection:
John C. Hitt Library
12701 Pegasus Drive, Building 2
Orlando
FL
32816-8030
USA