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Letter from Governor George Franklin Drew to Secretary of State William D. Bloxham Regarding Removals from Public Office, January 11, 1877

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1326

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Letter from Governor George Franklin Drew notifying Secretary of State William D. Bloxham that he had officially removed several officials from public office in Clay County, specifically Lewis Wilson, James W. Mainard, Henry Bryan, James Andrews, and G.V. Sullivan as county commissioners and Joseph W. Applegate as county treasurer. Drew wrote that he had also removed Samuel Jackson as Justice of the Peace, but the words are crossed out and annotated to show that Jackson had resigned.

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1877-01-11

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Drew, George Franklin, 1827-1900

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Bloxham, William Dunnington, 1835-1911

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Letters (correspondence)

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Clay County

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Letter from Governor George Franklin Drew to Secretary of State William D. Bloxham Regarding Removals from Public Office, January 11, 1877

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Public officers

Description

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Drew, George Franklin, 1827-1900

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1326

Date

1877-01-11

Contributor

Bloxham, William Dunnington, 1835-1911

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letters (correspondence)

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eng-US

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Text

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s1326_b001_f03_x01

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Reconstruction Era Florida (1865-1877)

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Clay County (Fla.)

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Politics and Government

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Florida--Governor (1877-1881 : Drew)

Subject - Person

Wilson, Lewis

Mainard, James W.

Bryan, Henry

Andrews, James

Sullivan, G. V.

Jackson, Samuel

Applegate, Joseph W.

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Drew, George Franklin, 1827-1900. Letter from Governor George Franklin Drew to Secretary of State William D. Bloxham Regarding Removals from Public Office, January 11, 1877. 1877-01-11. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/333054>, accessed 28 November 2024.

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Drew, George Franklin, 1827-1900. Letter from Governor George Franklin Drew to Secretary of State William D. Bloxham Regarding Removals from Public Office, January 11, 1877. 1877-01-11. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/333054>

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