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Size | 4.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 5150 items) |
Abstract | Edward McCrady L'Engle (1834-1900) of Florida was a railroad president, lawyer, and Confederate army officer. The collection includes L'Engle's legal, business, political, and family correspondence, chiefly 1856-1897. Papers before 1866, a small part of the collection, relate to railroad development, plantation life and slavery, social conditions, and public opinion before and during the war in Florida. Antebellum papers include letters from other southeastern states and from an army officer on the Texas frontier and in the Oregon and Washington territories. Postwar papers chiefly concern the Florida Central Railroad Company, which was entangled in the Reconstruction manipulations of George William Swepson and General Milton Smith Littlefield. The postwar papers also reflect L'Engle's legal practice, banking, and business activities in general, including relations with northern businessmen, and contain material on the political opinions of the conservative white element in Florida during Reconstruction. Correspondents include most of the antebellum, Confederate, and Conservative leaders of the state, many of whom were L'Engle's relatives or close friends, and a number of prominent persons from other southern states. |
Creator | L'Engle, Edward M. (Edward McCrady), 1834-1900. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, September 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Edward McCrady L'Engle (1834-1900) of Jacksonsville, Fla., was the son of Capt. John Claudius L'Engle (1800-1864), a planter in the St. Johns River region of Florida. L'Engle attended the College of Charleston, and worked as a lawyer prior to the Civil War. During the war, he served with the Florida troops of the Confederate army in Virgina as a captain. After the war, he returned to law, later becoming the president of the Florida Central Railroad Company.
Back to TopThe collection includes L'Engle's legal, business, political, and family correspondence, chiefly 1856-1897. Papers before 1866, a small part of the collection, relate to railroad development, plantation life and slavery, social conditions, and public opinion before and during the war in Florida. Antebellum papers include letters from other southeastern states and from an army officer on the Texas frontier and in the Oregon and Washington territories.
Postwar papers chiefly concern the Florida Central Railroad, which was entangled in the Reconstruction manipulations of George William Swepson and general Milton Smith Littlefield. Included documents are transcribed arguements from The Florida Central Railroad Company vs. J. Fred Schutte, et al. Supreme Court case in 1880. The postwar papers also reflect L'Engle's legal practice, banking, and business activities in general, including relations with northern businessmen, and contain material on the political opinions of the conservative white element in Florida during Reconstruction. Correspondents include most of the antebellum, Confederate, and conservative leaders of the state, many of whom were L'Engle's relatives or close friends, and a number of prominent persons from other southern states.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1834-1852 |
Folder 2 |
1853-1854 |
Folder 3 |
1855-1856 |
Folder 4 |
1857-1859 |
Folder 5 |
1860-1861 |
Folder 6 |
1862-1863 |
Folder 7 |
1864-1865 |
Folder 8-12
Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12 |
1866 |
Folder 13-19
Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19 |
1867 |
Folder 20-28
Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28 |
1868 |
Folder 29-38
Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38 |
1869 |
Folder 39-50
Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50 |
1870 |
Folder 51-60
Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60 |
1871 |
Folder 61-66
Folder 61Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66 |
1872 |
Folder 67-72
Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71Folder 72 |
1873 |
Folder 73-78
Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78 |
1874 |
Folder 79-82
Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81Folder 82 |
1875 |
Folder 83-85
Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85 |
1876 |
Folder 86-88
Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88 |
1877 |
Folder 89-92
Folder 89Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92 |
1878 |
Folder 93-96
Folder 93Folder 94Folder 95Folder 96 |
1879 |
Folder 97 |
1880-1887 |
Folder 98 |
27 June 1879-1 January 1907 |
Folder 99-105
Folder 99Folder 100Folder 101Folder 102Folder 103Folder 104Folder 105 |
Undated |
Folder 106 |
Map and newspaper clippings |
Folder 107-109
Folder 107Folder 108Folder 109 |
Newspaper clippings |
Folder 110 |
Books |
Folder 111 |
Poetry |
Folder 112 |
"The Memorandum Plan" |
Folder 113-116
Folder 113Folder 114Folder 115Folder 116 |
Legal arguments - Supreme Court, 1880 |