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Proclamation by Acting Governor Samuel T. Day Declaring His Authority as a Result of the Impeachment of Governor Harrison Reed, February 10, 1872

Proclamation by Acting Governor Samuel T. Day Declaring His Authority as a Result of the Impeachment of Governor Harrison Reed, February 10, 1872

Date
1872-02-10
Description
Handwritten proclamation by Acting Governor Samuel T. Day declaring that, as Governor Harrison Reed had been impeached by the General Assembly of the State of Florida, by virtue of the state constitution he (Day) was empowered to assume the office of acting governor until the Senate had either confirmed or rejected the Assembly's articles of impeachment.
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 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 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 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 Appointing a Committee to Visit Montgomery, Alabama and Discuss the Possible Cession of a Portion of the Florida Panhandle to Alabama, February 3, 1869

Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Appointing a Committee to Visit Montgomery, Alabama and Discuss the Possible Cession of a Portion of the Florida Panhandle to Alabama, February 3, 1869

Date
1869-02-03
Description
Handwritten proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed appointing William J. Purman, Charles E. Dyke and Nathaniel H. Moragne as a committee to go to Montgomery, Alabama and discuss the possibility of transferring a portion of Florida's territory to the State of Alabama, pursuant to an act of the Florida Legislature authorizing the conversation.
Collection
Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling a Special Election in Florida's 22nd Senatorial District, February 27, 1869

Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling a Special Election in Florida's 22nd Senatorial District, February 27, 1869

Date
1869-02-27
Description
Handwritten proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed calling a special election in Florida's 22nd Senatorial District, including Hernando and Hillsborough counties, to be held April 13, 1869.
Collection
Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling a Special Session of the Legislature, May 7, 1869

Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling a Special Session of the Legislature, May 7, 1869

Date
1869-05-07
Description
Handwritten proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed calling a special session of the state legislature to consider the proposed Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to enact legislation relating to railroad construction and to overhaul the state's revenue system. The session was slated to begin on June 8, 1869.
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 Calling for a Referendum on Whether Florida Would Transfer Portions of the Panhandle to Alabama, June 25, 1869

Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling for a Referendum on Whether Florida Would Transfer Portions of the Panhandle to Alabama, June 25, 1869

Date
1869-06-25
Description
Handwritten proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed calling a special election in the portion of the Florida Panhandle west of the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola rivers to determine if the voters in that region wished for their part of Florida to be legally transferred to the State of Alabama.
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
s577_b004_f09_01Proclamation by Acting Governor Samuel T. Day Declaring His Authority as a Result of the Impeachment of Governor Harrison Reed, February 10, 1872TextProclamations
Executive power
Impeachments
Executive succession
Lieutenant governors--Powers and duties
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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_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_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_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_13Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Appointing a Committee to Visit Montgomery, Alabama and Discuss the Possible Cession of a Portion of the Florida Panhandle to Alabama, February 3, 1869TextProclamations
Executive power
U.S. states--Boundaries
Boundaries, State
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s577_b004_f04_14Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling a Special Election in Florida's 22nd Senatorial District, February 27, 1869TextProclamations
Executive power
Special elections
Elections
Local elections
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s577_b004_f04_16Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling a Special Session of the Legislature, May 7, 1869TextProclamations
Executive power
Legislative bodies--U.S. states
Railroads and state
Railroad law
Railroads
Taxation
Tax collection--Law and legislation
Constitutional amendments--Ratification
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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_17Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling for a Referendum on Whether Florida Would Transfer Portions of the Panhandle to Alabama, June 25, 1869TextProclamations
Executive power
U.S. states--Boundaries
Boundaries, State
Referendum
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