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Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed and Secretary of State George J. Alden Announcing an Upcoming Election for State Legislators, Members of Congress and Other Offices, October 28, 1868

Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed and Secretary of State George J. Alden Announcing an Upcoming Election for State Legislators, Members of Congress and Other Offices, October 28, 1868

Date
1868-10-28
Description
Printed broadside announcing an upcoming election for legislators, members of Congress and other offices on December 29, 1868.
Collection
Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Removing Several Leon County Justices of the Peace from Office, July 31, 1868

Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Removing Several Leon County Justices of the Peace from Office, July 31, 1868

Date
1868-07-31
Description
Handwritten proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed and counter-signed by Secretary of State George J. Alden, removing 11 justices of the peace from office in Leon County and directing them to turn over the papers of their offices to a new slate of justices whom the governor would appoint.
Collection
Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Declaring Several Offices Around the State Vacant in Consequence of the Newly Adopted State Constitution, August 7, 1868

Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Declaring Several Offices Around the State Vacant in Consequence of the Newly Adopted State Constitution, August 7, 1868

Date
1868-08-07
Description
Handwritten proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed clarifying which offices were vacant as a result of the recently ratified state constitution of 1868, including county tax collectors, tax assessors, solicitors, probate judges and circuit judges.
Collection
Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed and Cabinet Members Remitting Fines and Jail Sentences, August 8, 1868

Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed and Cabinet Members Remitting Fines and Jail Sentences, August 8, 1868

Date
1868-08-08
Description
Handwritten proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed, Supreme Court Chief Justice Edwin M. Randall, and Attorney General James D. Westcott, Jr., sitting as a board of pardons according to Article V, section 12 of the 1868 state constitution, remitting fines and commuting jail sentences for specific convicted persons.
Collection
Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Appointing a Committee to Investigate the Assets and Liabilities of the Union Bank of Florida, August 17, 1868

Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Appointing a Committee to Investigate the Assets and Liabilities of the Union Bank of Florida, August 17, 1868

Date
1868-08-17
Description
Handwritten proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed appointing William H. Gleason, William J. Purman and Jesse Tolbert Bernard to a committee to inquire into the assets and liabilities of the Union Bank of Florida, and also into the liability of the governments of the State of Florida or the United States of America for bonds sold by the bank.
Collection
Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Declaring All Offices Existent Under the Constitution of 1865 Vacant, August 18, 1868

Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Declaring All Offices Existent Under the Constitution of 1865 Vacant, August 18, 1868

Date
1868-08-18
Description
Handwritten proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed declaring that all offices existing under the state constitution of 1865 vacant, and furthermore removing from office any justice of the peace, port warden, commissioner of deeds, notary public, inspector of lumber or other officer whose term was subject to the pleasure of the governor. The judge of probate in Leon County was excepted from this proclamation.
Collection
Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Adopting a Great Seal for the State of Florida, August 11, 1868

Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Adopting a Great Seal for the State of Florida, August 11, 1868

Date
1868-08-11
Description
Handwritten proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed officially adopting a new Great Seal for the State of Florida, reciting the constitutional provision and legislation that required such adoption. The document includes an impression of the seal, likely one of the first ever made on an official state document.
Collection
Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed and Secretary of State George J. Alden Announcing an Upcoming Election for State Legislators, Members of Congress and Other Offices, October 28, 1868

Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed and Secretary of State George J. Alden Announcing an Upcoming Election for State Legislators, Members of Congress and Other Offices, October 28, 1868

Date
1868-10-28
Description
Handwritten proclamation announcing an upcoming election for legislators, members of Congress and other offices on December 29, 1868.
Collection
Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling a Special Session of the Legislature, November 3, 1868

Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling a Special Session of the Legislature, November 3, 1868

Date
1868-11-03
Description
Handwritten proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed calling a special session of the state legislature to address pressing problems with the administration of justice and the equitable assessment of taxes. The session was to convene the same day as the proclamation.
Collection
Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed for a Day of Public Thanksgiving, November 6, 1868

Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed for a Day of Public Thanksgiving, November 6, 1868

Date
1868-11-06
Description
Handwritten proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed recommending that Floridians observe Thursday, November 26, 1868 as a day of "public praise, thanksgiving and prayer to Almighty God" for Florida's deliverance from the late Civil War and other calamitous events.
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
s577_b004_f04_01Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed and Secretary of State George J. Alden Announcing an Upcoming Election for State Legislators, Members of Congress and Other Offices, October 28, 1868TextProclamations
Legislators
Elections--U.S. states
Executive power
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s577_b004_f04_02Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Removing Several Leon County Justices of the Peace from Office, July 31, 1868TextProclamations
Executive power
Justices of the peace--Selection and appointment
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s577_b004_f04_03Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Declaring Several Offices Around the State Vacant in Consequence of the Newly Adopted State Constitution, August 7, 1868TextProclamations
Executive power
Courts--Officials and employees
Local officials and employees
Local officials and employees--Selection and appointment
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s577_b004_f04_04Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed and Cabinet Members Remitting Fines and Jail Sentences, August 8, 1868TextProclamations
Executive power
Clemency
Fines (Penalties)
Prison sentences
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s577_b004_f04_05Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Appointing a Committee to Investigate the Assets and Liabilities of the Union Bank of Florida, August 17, 1868TextProclamations
Executive power
Bank examination
Banks and banking--State supervision--Auditing
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s577_b004_f04_06Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Declaring All Offices Existent Under the Constitution of 1865 Vacant, August 18, 1868TextProclamations
Executive power
Courts--Officials and employees
Local officials and employees
Local officials and employees--Selection and appointment
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s577_b004_f04_07Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Adopting a Great Seal for the State of Florida, August 11, 1868TextProclamations
Executive power
Seals (Numismatics)
Signs and symbols
Emblems, State
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s577_b004_f04_08Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed and Secretary of State George J. Alden Announcing an Upcoming Election for State Legislators, Members of Congress and Other Offices, October 28, 1868TextProclamations
Legislators
Elections--U.S. states
Executive power
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s577_b004_f04_09Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling a Special Session of the Legislature, November 3, 1868TextProclamations
Executive power
Legislative bodies--U.S. states
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s577_b004_f04_10Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed for a Day of Public Thanksgiving, November 6, 1868TextProclamations
Executive power
Thanksgiving Day
Holidays
Legal holidays
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