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Questionnaire: "Folk Customs and Folklore"

A list of questions and instructions for gathering information about folklore and customs in African American communities

Tags: African American folklore and stories in Jacksonville, Gloucester MA, Jacksonville FL, List of questions/instructions, Religion in African American communities of Jacksonville

"Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (3 of 3)

The beginning of an introduction to an early history of Jacksonville to be based, presumably, on the Irene Coates Interview Notes. This is a more complete version than than found in "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (1 of 3) and "Early…

Tags: Adams Street, African American women in Jacksonville, Bay Street, Beaver Street, Bedell family, Biographical notes, Black Bottom, Bridge Street, Broad Street, Broad Street Viaduct, Burbridge Cemetery, California, Caroline Street, Civil War, Clay Street, Cohen's Store, Colored Masonic Temple, Development of Jacksonville, Duval Street, Experiences of former slaves, Fernandina FL, Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, Forsyth Street, Georgia, Grant's Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church, Historical notes, Hogan Street, Hogan/Hogan's Creek, Irene Coates, Jacksonville FL, Jefferson Street, Jim Bedell, Joseph H. James Building, LaVilla, Lawton Pratt, Lawton Pratt's undertaking establishment, Lou Bedell, Main Street, Market Street, McCoy Creek, Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, Nat Patterson, Oak and Peters Shoe Store, Old City Cemetery, Pine Street, Reconstruction, St. James Hotel, Stanton School/Stanton High School, State Street, Union Depot, Union Street, Ward Street, Windle Street

Alternative page 4 of "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (3 of 3)

An alternative version of page 4 of "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (3 of 3). This version is similar but not identical to the page 4 present in that item.Another copy of this same alternative page 4 exists in the archive. We have not…

Tags: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Bay Street, Biographical narrative, Bridge Street, Burbridge Cemetery, Experiences of former slaves, Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad, Fernandina FL, Historical narrative, Hogan Street, Irene Coates, Jacksonville FL, Main Street, Old City Cemetery, Pine Street, St. Augustine FL, Union Depot, Windle Street

Alternate page 4 (1 of 2) of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4)

An incomplete, alternative version of page 4 of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4)

Tags: Bedell family, Biographical narrative, Experiences of former slaves, Irene Coates, Jacksonville FL

Material Related to "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction"

A handwritten partial draft of Muse's early history of Jacksonville, three versions of which are found in JHS Folder 18: Jax History. This is written by hand on the same page as Alternate page 4 (2 of 2) of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4), inverted…

Tags: Bedell family, Biographical narrative, Emancipation, Experiences of former slaves, Georgia, Historical narrative, Irene Coates, Jacksonville FL, Jim Bedell, Lue Bedell, Savannah GA

Smart P. Livingston (2 of 4)

Biographical notes for Smart P. Livingston, with a description of one of his paintings. The first two lines appear to be struck in the original, but we preserve them in both the transcription and reading version, as they are needed to introduce the…

Tags: Biographical notes, Jacksonville FL, Notes on artwork, Sleeping Beauty, Smart Livingston, Stuart Street

Willis Williams Narrative (2 of 2)

Version of the Willis Williams narrative published in Works Progress Administration Federal Writers’ Project, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, vol. 3, Library of Congress, 1941,, pp.…

Irene Coates Narrative (4 of 4)

This document is the version of the Irene Coates narrative published in Works Progress Administration Federal Writers’ Project, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, vol. 3, Library of…

Charles Coates Narrative (2 of 2)

The version of the Charles Coates narrative published in Works Progress Administration Federal Writers’ Project, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, vol. 3, Library of Congress, 1941,…

Charles Coates Narrative (1 of 2)

A narrative based on the Charles Coates Interview Notes. The word Copy is handwritten diagonally across the entire first page. See also the related Incomplete Page 4 of Charles Coates Narrative (1 of 2).

Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4)

Narrative based on the Irene Coates Interview Notes.See also the following: Alternate page 4 (1 of 2) of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4) and Alternate page 4 (2 of 2) of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4).

"Amusements and Celebrations"

A list of activities and entertainments in Jacksonville. These notes possibly reflect information provided by Irene Coates, as the Irene Coates Interview Notes mention of three of the places mentioned here: the Knights of Pythias Hall, the Masonic…

Tags: Jacksonville FL, Knights of Pythias Hall, Masonic Temple, Miscellaneous notes, Odd Fellows Hall

Rebecca Fulton Interview Notes

Notes from the interview that informed Muse's writing of the Rebecca Fulton Narrative. The pages of these notes are unnumbered and have been assembled in their approximate order, based in part on the way the information is presented in the…

Tags: 1784, 1829, 1855, 1859, Ada Daniels Walden, Adams (spouse of Mayme Peck), Agnes Sams, Alexander Peck, Alice Sullivan, Alonzo Jones, Amelia Sams, Anest Sams, Angeline Sams, Arthur Sams, Ashley Street, Beaver Street, Bernis (Sams Daniels?), Betty Sams, Betty Simmons (Chaves?), Brooks (spouse of Mary Sams), California, Carrie Sams, Chaves (spouse of Sarah Chaves), Church Street, Coleman family, Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay (?), Connecticut, Cowford FL, Daniels (spouse of Sally Sams), Darien GA, Davis (spouse of Matilda Simmons), Dorsey (third spouse of Susan Sams), Dr. Carvin, Duval Street, Eliza Sams Patterson, Elsie Sams, Emma (Daniels Walden?), Emma (Irene?) Nicholas, Emma (Ryals?), Felix Sams, Gardner Sams, Gardner Sams Jr., Georgia, Georgia Sams, Gwendolyn Schelle, Haiti, Hanibal Sams, Hannah (sister of Sally Sams), Hays (spouse of Amelia Sams), Henrietta Putnam, Henry (Sams?), Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Irene Davis, Irene Davis Silas, Irwin County GA, Isabella Gardner, Jacksonville FL, James Patterson Schell, James Sams, Jeffery (Ryals?), Jeffrey Hampton, Jeffrey Simmons, Jessie (Kimbell?), Jimmy Blackman, Joe McIntosh, Joe Sams, John McQueen McIntosh, John Sams, Joseph Sams, Joseph Simmons, Josephus Sams, Judge Lee, Julie Burney, Key West FL, Kissimmee FL, Lady's Island SC, Lancaster family, Lizzie (Ryals?), Lloyd Peck, Louis Lawrence (Chaves?), Louis Sams, Louisa Sams, Louise Sams, Louise Vanderhorst, Lucius Sams, Lucretia Jones, Luther Walden, Main Street, Margery Sams, Mary (Brooks?), Mary Felix Sams, Mary Felix Sams Wells, Mary Felix Wells, Mary Francis Blackman, Mary Sams, Mary Sams Brooks, Matilda Sams Grant, Matilda Simmons, Mayme Peck, McIntosh (father of Luisa Sams's children), McIntosh County GA, Miller family, Mitler (family?), Mount Vernon FL, Mrs. Alexander, Nancy Baker, Nanie (Ryals?), Nannie Sams, Nanny Bailey, Nelson Spaulding, Nelson Spaulding Jr., Newnan Street, Ocean Street, Ohio, Paul Sams, Peck (spouse of Susan Sams), Petty family, Phatro (?) Palmer, Randall Blackman, Rebecca Fulton, Rebecca McIntosh, Rebecca Sams, Rebecca Sams Simmons, Rebecca Simmons, Rebecca Smith, Richard Sams, Robert Sams, Sally Sams, Sapelo Island GA, Sarah Chaves, Sarah Sams Daniels, Sarah Simmons Kimbell, Sofia (Ryals?), South America, State Street, Sullivan (first spouse of Susan Sams), Susan (Kimbell?), Susan Beadwell, Susan Sams, Thomas McIntosh, Union Street, United States, Virgil Walden, Vivian Sams, Warren Schell, Wilhemina Adams, Willard Sams, William Sams, William Simmons, Willie Belton

Anna Scott Narrative (2 of 3)

A narrative based on the experiences of Anna Scott.

Pages 3-5 of this document present an addendum (to which Muse refers as a "rider"), the text of which, according to Muse's notes, was to be inserted in the middle of page 2. The pagination of…

Irene Coates Narrative (3 of 4)

An incomplete narrative based on the Irene Coates Interview Notes.Pages 3-6 of this document are missing. We have numbered the pages and images leaving a corresponding gap (1-2, 7-10).

Willis Williams Narrative (1 of 2)

Willis Williams Interview Notes

Notes from Muse's interview with Willis Williams

Tags: 1856, 1869, 1870, 1875, 1879, 99th Infantry Regiment, African American family history, African American folklore and stories in Jacksonville, African American workers in Jacksonville, Benjamin F. Cox, Biographical notes, Bucky (co-owner of Ellaville FL sawmill), Burch's brick yard, Camp Hughes, Charlie (Heyward?), City Cemetery, Clay Street, Confederate Army, Drew (co-owner of Ellaville FL sawmill), Eaverson Street, Edward Moody McCook, Ellaville FL, Experiences of former slaves, Florida, Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, Hogan Street, Interview notes, Jacksonville FL, Main Street, Palatka FL, Pierce (surname), Rachel Fitsgiles/Fitzgiles, Ransom Williams, River Junction FL, Singleton, State Street, T.T. Fortune, Tallahassee FL, Thomas Heyward, Union Army, Wilhemina Fitsgiles Williams, Willis Myers, Willis Williams

Draft Reference List for Rebecca Fulton Narrative

A draft of the reference list for the Rebecca Fulton Narrative

Tags: African American family history, African American women in Jacksonville, Biographical narrative, Broad Street, Florida, Jacksonville FL, Rebecca M. Fulton, Union Street

Rebecca Fulton Narrative

A narrative based on the Rebecca Fulton Interview Notes

Tags: 1782, 1784, 1832, 1835, 1855, 1867, 1879, 1880, Ada Daniels, Ada Daniels Walden, African American family history, African American women in Jacksonville, Agnes Sams, American Bible Society, Angeline Daniels, Benjamin Sams, Bernie Daniels, Betty Sams, Biographical narrative, Broad Street, Cincinnati OH, Civil War, Cologne South America, Darien GA, Doctor William Sams, Elsie Sams, Emma Daniels, Felix Sams, Florida, Gardner Sams, Gardner Sams Jr., Georgia, Georgia Sams, Haiti, Hanibal Sams, Hannah (sister of Sally Sams), Henry Sams, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Isabella Gardner, Jacksonville FL, John M. McIntosh, Joseph Sams, Josephus Daniels, Kings Road, Lady Island SC, Louisa (Sams) Belton, Louisa Sams, Louisa Sams Belton, Louise Vanderhorst, Lucius Sams, Luther Walden, Luther Walden Jr., Mary Felix Sams, Mary Sams, McIntosh County Courthouse Darien GA, McIntosh County GA, Moore Wilstach Keys and Overend, Mount Vernon FL, Mr. Fulton, Myrtle Avenue, Nanny (Bailey) Sams, Nelson Spaulding, Nelson Spaulding Jr., Rebecca Fulton, Rebecca Sams, Richard Sams, Robert Sams, Sally (Sams) Daniels, Sally Sams, Sams family, Sapelo Island GA, Sarah Daniels, South Carolina, Susan Sams, Union Street, United States, United States Patent Office, Virgil Walden, Vivian Sams, Vivian Sams Spaulding-Chavious, William Sams

Alternate page 4 (2 of 2) of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4)

An incomplete alternate version of page 4 of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4).We have cataloged as a separate document (Material Related to "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction") the notes on this page that are written by hand with the paper…

Tags: African American women in Jacksonville, Bedell family, Biographical narrative, Experiences of former slaves, Historical narrative, Irene Coates, Jacksonville FL

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