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Photocopy of an original 12-page letter by Muriel Bair, written September 21, 1926, that details her family's experience during the 1926 Hurricane in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The letter largely describes the events of the night of Friday the 17th and the morning of Saturday the 18th, during which the hurricane struck Fort Lauderdale. Muriel, he husband Russell, and their son Lowell - who was 11 months old at the time - stayed in their house. Their house fell off the foundation, it's roof was torn off, and their son received an injury on his leg. In the end of the letter Muriel describes the community support that they received and the relief trains sent to South Florida.

Letter from Union soldier Samuel W. Wolcott to his brother, Eben P. Wolcott, a soldier elsewhere, May 26, 1863, sent from St. Augustine during the Civil War. 3 ¼ pages, 4to, St. Augustine. Letter describes conditions in St. Augustine and the possibility of furloughs, as well as Samuel's recent duty as census-taker for the area. Includes transcript.

Typed copies of letters and documents originating in Tallahassee, Leon County and Newnansville, Alachua County, Florida, and Paris, France pertain to land grants of General Lafayette and "grant land for the seat of government in the territory of Florida.

This collection consists of twenty-three letters to Miss Jennie Smith written by A. S. Cameron, Julius E. Edmonds, J. E. Maddox, W. H. Horwood, and G. A. Weldon. All letters contain much information about army life, field action, and related topics.

Letter and envelope to J.W. McCrary of Bluff Springs FL, from A.A. Murphree.

The Lewis Bank papers are an extensive collection of banking records and papers pertaining to the Lewis family's banking enterprises in Tallahassee. These materials give insight into the economic evolution of the Tallahassee community by the administrative operation of State and University in which agriculture is of secondary importance.

Lewis Johnston was a C-47 Pilot. He flew in the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron. In the manuscript Mr. Johnston talks about dropping paratroopers during D-Day, and all the problems that arose. Described in the manuscript is the fog that broke off the formations and the German flak guns. Mr. Johnston defends the C- 47 pilots from claims that they caused paratroopers to be dropped off target. The counter claim was that weather and fog caused planes to break formation. Also included is the diary of Technical Sergeant Bing Woods, a crew chief of a C- 47. Mr. Bing talked about D-Day and the preparations made before and after missions. Bing was responsible for the aircraft's proper working and the safety of the cargo.

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