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                    ROBERT REID RAYMOND DIARY
                            Inventory

Abstract:      After a political and judicial career in Georgia,
           Robert Raymond Reid (1789-1841) was appointed judge of
           the Superior Court in the Eastern District of Florida
           in 1832.  He was a member of the Florida
           Constitutional Convention of 1838 and was territorial
           governor from 1839 to 1841.
               Two volumes, 31 January 1833-10 October 1833 and
           22 January 1835-25 September 1835, in which Reid
           recorded his opinions on the nullification
           controversy, abolitionism, and the black population of
           the South, both free and enslaved.  The journal also
           gave Reid the opportunity to express, in a tone
           apparently influenced by his readings of Byron, whom
           he mentions, his deep feelings of melancholy. 
           Similarly, theological speculations reveal his
           struggle for faith.  The legal communities in St.
           Augustine and Tallahassee, an epidemic in the former
           town, Reid's repeated and unsuccessful attempts to
           adhere to a daily schedule, and the character of John
           C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, and especially John
           Randolph, are also addressed.

Online Catalog Terms:
   Afro-Americans--History--To 1863.
   Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850.
   Florida--Religion--19th century.
   Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.
   Judges--Florida--History--19th century.
   Lawyers--Florida--History--19th century.
   Nullification.
   Randolph, John, 1773-1833.
   Reid, Robert Raymond, 1789-1841.
   Saint Augustine (Fla.)--History.
   Slavery--United States.
   Slavery--United States--Anti-slavery movements.
   Tallahassee (Fla.)--History.

Size:  1 reel of microfilm.

Provenance:    Lent for filming by Mrs. Charles F. Andrews of
               Palatka, Fla., in April 1947.

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Processing Note:   This collection was processed with support
                   from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.  

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