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Captain Hugh Black Papers, 1840-1913, Date acquired: 01/30/1964

 

Summary

Creator:
Black, Hugh
Black, Mary Ann
Extent:
1.00 boxes 1 Box
0.25 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Captain Hugh Black Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/MSS_1964-022

Background

Scope and content:

The papers include letters and one diary written during the Civil War (1863-1864) by Black to his wife, Mary Ann Black, from various places in Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia and contain descriptions of army life and of the battlefields.

Biographical / historical:

Captain Black's grandfather came from Scotland as a young man and settled in North Carolina. His father settled in Gadsden County, Florida where Hugh Black was born, June 28, 1835. He served with Florida troops during Native American uprisings in 1855-56 and in the Confederate Army from 1861-1865. Captain Black served and was wounded in the Battle of Chickamaugua. In 1864, he became the County Tax Assessor of Liberty County, Florida and continued in this capacity for two years until moving to Leon County. He was elected Clerk of the Legislature in 1868 and also served several years as County Commissioner in Leon County. Hugh Black died May 19, 1915 in Tallahassee, Florida.

Acquisition information:
The papers became a part of the Special Collections through a gift of Mattie Black Hopkins, daughter of Captain Black, and of Mrs. Lawrence O'Dea, granddaughter of Captain Black (given Feb. 17,1964), and Miss Ruby Diamond, daughter of Julius Diamond.
Processing information:

Processed May 8, 1964.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been transferred to the Florida State University Libraries.

Use of this collection is provided for non-commercial, personal, educational, and research use only. All other use, including but not limited to commercial or scholarly reproductions, redistribution, publication, websites, exhibitions, broadcasts, or other transmission, whether by electronic means or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited. For information about the copyright and reproduction rights for this item, please contact Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Captain Hugh Black Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/MSS_1964-022

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