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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm80062281
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The West Florida Collection was transferred to the Library of Congress from the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1915.
The West Florida Collection was prepared for microfilming in 1976. The finding aid was revised in 2011.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings in the West Florida Collection is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The records of the West Florida Collection are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
A microfilm edition of these papers is available on four reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, West Florida Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The West Florida Collection spans the years 1764-1848, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1764-1810. The collection consists of minutes, a letterbook, journals, claims, financial records, land records, and other documents pertaining largely to West Florida between its establishment by the British colonial government in 1763 out of land formerly controlled by the French and Spanish and its transfer to Spain in 1783. Included are minutes of the first Assembly of the Province of West Florida; minutes of the House and Council; records of commissioners; registers of petitions, warrants, and grants of land; and an account book of the Pensacola Secretary's Office.
Also in the collection is material relating to a rebellion of settlers in 1810 and the Republic of West Florida, as well as miscellaneous items subsequent to the region's annexation by the United States.
The collection is organized by type of record or material.
Microfilm available. Shelf no. 16,641