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Draft of "Old Folks at Home" by Stephen Foster, 1851

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State Library of Florida, Manuscripts Collection, MS-31

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Draft of Florida State Song "Old Folks at Home" by Stephen Foster

Date

1851 (circa)

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Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864

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Lyrics

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Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

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Arts And Culture

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Florida songs
Folk music
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Allenton
Jacksonville

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Draft of "Old Folks at Home" by Stephen Foster, 1851

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State songs

Folk music

Florida songs

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Draft of Florida State Song "Old Folks at Home" by Stephen Foster

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Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864

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State Library of Florida, Manuscripts Collection, MS-31

Date

1851 (circa)

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lyrics

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eng-US

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Text

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slms_ms31_01

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Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

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Allenton (Fla.)

Jacksonville (Fla.)

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Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Draft of "Old Folks at Home" by Stephen Foster, 1851. 1851 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/325550>, accessed 12 December 2024.

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Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Draft of "Old Folks at Home" by Stephen Foster, 1851. 1851 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/325550>

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