The Florida Sentinel was a newspaper established in Quincy, Florida, United States and then relocated to Tallahassee, Florida where it was published from 1841 until 1865.[1][2] Joshua Knowles founded the paper and Joseph Clisby became the paper's editor in Tallahassee.[3] The newspaper office printed a journal of the Senate during its first session[4] and reports on the Florida Supreme Court.[5] The House also contracted with him to publish their proceedings.[6] February 19, 1870, the paper covered an attack by alligators on circus animals being led through the Great Dismal Swamp.[7] In 1851, the office printed the minutes of the West Florida Baptist Association annual session held October 26 to October 29, 1850, at the Union Academy Church in Jackson County.[8]

History edit

Knowles began publishing the Quincy Sentinel in Quincy, Florida (northwest of Tallahassee) in November 1839.[9] The paper began publishing in Tallahassee in February or March 1841 as a successor to Quincy Sentinel.[1]

Reporting edit

Clisby reported on the lynching of alleged robber who operated during the era of the Seminole Wars.[10] Clisby went on to purchase the Macon Telegraph in Georgia in 1855.[11]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b Knauss, James Owen (March 2, 1926). Territorial Florida journalism. The Florida state historical society – via Internet Archive. florida sentinel clisby.
  2. ^ National Endowment for the Humanities. "The Florida Sentinel" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
  3. ^ Thompson, Arthur William; Jung, Hwa Yol; Smith, Thomas Lynn (17 February 1960). "University of Florida Monographs: Social sciences". University of Florida Press – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of Florida at the ... Session ..." The State. 17 February 2019 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Court, Florida Supreme (17 February 2019). "Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Florida" – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "A Journal of the Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the ... General Assembly of the State of Florida, at Its ... Session". publisher not identified. March 2, 1846 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ McCarthy, Kevin M. (17 February 1998). Alligator Tales. Pineapple Press Inc. ISBN 9781561641581 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Servies, James Albert; Servies, Lana D. (March 2, 1993). A Bibliography of Florida: 1846-1880. J.A. Servies and L.D. Servies. ISBN 9780963637017 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Florida Historical Quarterly". Florida Historical Society. March 2, 1942 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Paisley, Clifton (17 February 1989). The Red Hills of Florida, 1528-1865. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817304126 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "People - Clisby, Joseph - GeorgiaInfo". georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu.

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