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Pensacola imprints and land grants, 1775-1780, Date acquired: 1957

 

Summary

Extent:
3.00 folders 3 folders.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Pensacola imprints and land grants, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-0-155

Background

Scope and content:

This collection of documents is from the large collection of papers of the British army paymaster's office which was in the possession of the Manchester autograph dealer, John Gray Bell, in 1857, and which was bought by Sir Thomas Phillips. It has been supposed that the documents were removed from Pensacola following the surrender of the town to Galvez on May 8, 1781.

Biographical / historical:

The British occupation of West Florida (at which time Florida extended to and beyond the Mississippi River, as shown by land grants and surveyor's maps) led to the first of the long series of "Florida land booms," as the province was the last one of eastern North America to have at that time large tracts of unoccupied land, and as grants were being made in large numbers in the hope of inducing settlers to move there. Veterans of the French and Indian War were allowed tracts raning from 5000 acres for a general officer to 50 acres for a private, in addition to which any person moving there was allowed 100 acres, plus 50 acres for every other member of his family or household with him.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Kraus Periodicals, Inc.
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:

Pensacola imprints and land grants, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-0-155

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