The Florida Dispatch was an agricultural newspaper published in Florida from 1876 to 1893.

History

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The Florida Dispatch was established and published by William Harris Ashmead. D. H. Elliot was editor of The Florida Dispatch.[1][2]

The newspaper was published in Live Oak, Florida from 1876 to February 11, 1880. The newspaper was published in Jacksonville, Florida from February 18, 1880 onward.[1]

From 1887 to 1889, the newspaper was named the Florida Farmer & Fruit Grower. From 1889 to 1893, the newspaper was named The Florida Dispatch and Farmer and Fruit Grower.[1][3]

In 1884, Charles W. Da Costa became publisher of the paper. It was associated with the Florida Dispatch Line.[4]

Legacy

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Issues of The Florida Dispatch are held at the State University Libraries of Florida, the University of Florida Digital Collections, and other university libraries.[2][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "The Florida Dispatch (Live Oak, Fla.) 1876-1889". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Florida dispatch: Volume 1 Number 4". Publication of Archival, Library, & Museum Materials. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Florida Dispatch and Farmer and Fruit Grower (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1889-1893". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Webb, Wanton S. (January 26, 1885). "Webb's Historical, Industrial and Biographical Florida". W.S. Webb & Company – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "The Florida dispatch ( May 8, 1876 )". University of Florida Digital Collections. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Florida News: Online 1821-2004". University of Central Florida Libraries. Retrieved April 25, 2020.