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INDEX of SEMINOLE WAR ARTICLES in the FLORIDA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY 1908-2008 INDEX OF SEMINOLE WAR ARTICLES in the FLORIDA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY 1908-2008 Compiled and Edited by John and Mary Lou Missall SEMINOLE WARS FOUNDATION, INC. Founded 1992 Pamphlet Series Vol. I, No. 4 2006 Copyright © 2008 By the Seminole Wars Foundation, Inc. Series Editor: Frank Laumer Seminole Wars Foundation, Inc. 35247 Reynolds St. Dade City, FL 33523 www.seminolewars.us 2 3 INTRODUCTION The year 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the first issue of the Florida Historical Quarterly. Over the past century the Quarterly has published a wide variety of articles concerning Florida history, and many of them have been about the Seminole Wars or subjects closely related to those conflicts. For those of us who study the Seminole Wars, the Quarterly is a treasure trove of valuable information. In order to assist those re- searchers who wish to mine this wonderful resource, the Foundation has put together this index of articles that have appeared in the Quarterly that pertain to the Seminole Wars. We hope you find it useful. The index is organized in a semi-chronological order. This seemed the most useful method. We could have used alphabetical or volume order, but neither of those methods seemed to bring any order to the chaos. Some articles covered large time spans and are located where they appeared to fit best. Other articles are grouped together if we felt the subject matter warranted. Although we feel this is a complete list, we would not be sur- prised to discover that we had missed an article or two, primarily because the title did not suggest a connection to the wars. If you or your local library does not have a full collection of the Florida Historical Quarterly, do not despair. With the exception of the last five volumes, the entire collec- tion of the Quarterly is available on-line at http://palmm.fcla.edu/FHQ. Good hunting! Finally, we would like to thank Dr. Sam Smith and Frank Laumer for their assistance in compiling and reviewing this index. John and Mary Lou Missall 4 PRE-SEMINOLE WARS Unmasked: The Author of Narrative of a Voyage to the Spanish Main in the Vol. 78, No. 2 Ship “Two Friends” by Patrick W. Doyle The First Spanish-American War by A. H. Phinney (The Patriot War) Vol. 4, No. 3 The Surrender of Amelia, March 1812: A letter written by G.I.F. Clarke Vol. 4, No. 2 (The Patriot War) George I.F. Clarke by C. Seton Fleming (The Patriot War) Vol. 4, No. 1 The Patriot War-A Contemporaneous Letter Vol. 5, No. 3 Letter of James Monroe, Secretary of State to George Matthews, April 4, Vol. 6, No. 4 1812 (Patriot War) George Matthews and John McKee: Revolutionizing East Florida, Mobile, Vol. 85, No. 3 and Pensacola in 1812 by J.C.A. Stagg The Ambush of Captain John Williams, U.S.M.C.: Failure of the East Flor- Vol. 56, No. 3 ida Invasion, 1812-1813 by J. H. Alexander (The Patriot War) Newnansville: A Lost Florida Settlement by Susan Yelton Vol. 53, No. 3 Daniel Newnan: A Neglected Figure in Florida History by John K. Mahon Vol. 74, No. 2 Soldiers Connected with Florida History Since 1812 by Gen. Charles P. Vol. 9, No. 4 Summerall Letters of the Invaders of East Florida, 1812 by Rembert W. Patrick Vol. 28, No. 1 British and Indian Activities in Spanish West Florida During the War of Vol. 46, No. 2 1812 by Frank L. Owsley, Jr. The Southern Indians in the War of 1812: The Closing Phase by John Sug- Vol. 60, No. 3 den United States Troops in Spanish East Florida, 1812-1813, Part I by T. Fre- Vol. 9, No. 1 derick Davis United States Troops in Spanish East Florida, 1812-1813, Part II by T. Fre- Vol. 9, No. 2 derick Davis United States Troops in Spanish East Florida, 1812-1813, Part III by T. Vol. 9, No. 3 Frederick Davis United States Troops in Spanish East Florida, 1812-1813, Part IV by T. Vol. 9, No. 4 Frederick Davis United States Troops in Spanish East Florida, 1812-1813, Part V by T. Fre- Vol. 10, No. 1 derick Davis A Prelude to the Creek War of 1813-1814 in a Letter by John Innerarity to Vol. 18, No. 4 James Innerarity by Elizabeth Howard West Elotchaway, East Florida, 1814 by T. Frederick Davis Vol. 8, No. 3 Milly Francis and Duncan McKrimmon: an Authentic Florida Pocahontas Vol. 21, No. 3 by T. Frederick Davis 5 Events at Prospect Bluff on the Apalachicola R., 1808-1818 by Mark F. Boyd Vol. 16, No. 2 MacGregor’s Invasion of Florida by T. Frederick Davis Vol. 7, No. 1 Letters Relating to MacGregor’s Attempted Conquest of East Florida, 1817 Vol. 5, No. 1 An Archaeologist at Fort Gadsden by John W. Griffin Vol. 28, No. 4 FIRST SEMINOLE WAR The First Seminole War, November 21 1817-May 24, 1818 by John K. Vol. 77, No. 1 Mahon The Second Spanish-American War by A.H. Phinney (First Seminole War) Vol. 5, No. 2 A Topographical Memoir on East and West Florida with Itineraries by Cap- Vol. 13, No. 1 tain Hugh Young, U.S.A. A Topographical Memoir on East and West Florida with Itineraries (Con- Vol. 13, No. 2 tinued) by Captain Hugh Young, U.S.A. A Topographical Memoir on East and West Florida with Itineraries (Con- Vol. 13, No. 3 tinued) by Captain Hugh Young, U.S.A. A Foot-note to Captain Young’s Itineraries: Letters of Jeremy Robinson Vol. 13, No. 4 with a Memorandum by Joseph B. Lockey Captain Young’s Sketch Map, 1818 by Alan K. Craig and Christopher S. Vol. 48, No. 2 Peebles Captain Hugh Young and His 1818 Topographical Memoir to Andrew Vol. 55, No. 3 Jackson by Ernest F. Dibble Captain Hugh Young’s Map of Jackson’s 1818 Seminole Campaign in Flor- Vol. 55, No. 3 ida by Alcione M. Amos The Defenses of the Floridas, Report of Capt. James Gadsden to Gen. Jack- Vol. 15, No. 4 son, 1818 Two Uncollected Letters of Andrew Jackson Vol. 15, No. 3 In the Shadow of Jackson: Uriah Blue’s Expedition Into West Florida by Vol. 73, No. 3 Brian Ruker PRE-SECOND SEMINOLE WAR The Transfer of Fort San Marcos and East Florida to the United States by Vol. 14, No. 4 Rogers W. Young The Governorship of Andrew Jackson by Herbert J. Doherty, Jr. Vol. 33, No. 1 The Treaty of Moultrie Creek, 1823 by John K. Mahon Vol. 40, No. 4 Two Seminole Treaties: Payne’s Landing, 1832, Ft. Gibson, 1833 by John Vol. 41, No. 1 K. Mahon 6 The Seminole Council, October 23-25, 1834 by T. Frederick Davis Vol. 7, No. 4 Letter of Colonel James Gadsden on the Seminole Council Vol. 7, No. 4 The Bulow Plantation, 1821-1835 by Ruth Danenhower Wilson Vol. 23, No. 4 Memoir of a West Pointer in Florida: 1825 by Cecil D. Eby, Jr. Vol. 41, No. 2 Memoir of a West Pointer in Saint Augustine: 1824-1826 by Cecil D. Eby, Vol. 42, No. 4 Jr., Doris C. Wiles, and Eugenia B. Arana The Florida Crisis of 1826-1827 and the Second Seminole War by Canter Vol. 73, No. 4 Brown, Jr. The Early Career of Edwin T. Jenckes, a Florida Pioneer of the 1830’s by Vol. 30, No. 3 Earl C. Tanner James Ormond, Merchant and Soldier by Alice Strickland Vol. 41, No. 3 East Coast Florida Steamboating, 1831-1861 by Edward A. Mueller Vol. 40, No. 3 Ocala Prior to 1868 by Eloise Robinson Ott Vol. 6, No. 2 Edward M. Wanton and the Settling of Micanopy by Frank Marotti, Jr. Vol. 73, No. 4 William Pope DuVal, Pioneer and State Builder by James Owen Knauss Vol. 11, No. 3 Richard Keith Call by His Granddaughter, Caroline Mays Brevard Vol. 1, No. 2 Richard Keith Call by His Granddaughter, Caroline Mays Brevard Vol. 1, No. 3 Richard Keith Call, Florida Territorial Leader by Sidney Walter Martin Vol. 21, No. 4 R. K. Call vs. the Federal Government on the Seminole War by Herbert J. Vol. 31, No. 3 Doherty, Jr. SECOND SEMINOLE WAR The Early Sugar Industry of Florida by Wilbur H. Siebert Vol. 35, No. 4 The Seminole War: Its Background and Onset by Mark F. Boyd Vol. 30, No. 1 The Dade Massacre by Albert Hubbard Roberts Vol. 5, No. 3 First Campaign of the Second Seminole War by George C. Bittle Vol. 46, No. 1 The Fla. Militia’s Role in the Battle of Withlacoochee by George C. Bittle Vol. 44, No. 4 History of the Blockhouse on the Withlacoochee by Tom Knotts Vol. 49, No. 3 The Addison Blockhouse by John W. Griffin Vol. 30, No. 3 Jefferson County, Florida, 1827-1910, Part I by Samuel Pasco Vol. 7, No. 2 Jefferson County, Florida, 1827-1910, Part II by Samuel Pasco Vol. 7, No. 3 Jacksonville and the Seminole War, 1835-1836, Part I: Documents and Vol. 3, No. 3 Contemporary Newspaper Accounts Jacksonville and the Seminole War, 1835-1836, Part II Vol. 3, No. 4 Jacksonville and the Seminole War, Part III Vol. 4, No. 1 Attacks Near New Smyrna, 1835-1856 by Jane Murray Sheldon Vol. 8, No. 4 7 “Some Prefer the Seminoles”: Violence and Disorder Among Soldiers and Vol. 70, No. 1 Settlers in the Second Seminole War, 1835-1842 by James M. Denham An Alarm at Tallahassee, 1836 by Capt. William Chandler, USN Vol.
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