with headquarters in New York and sold the land piecemeal to the newly arriving American settlers. The company became insolvent in 1858. The collection contains correspondence and legal papers concerning the litigation, as well as receipts, indentures, and other agreements made by interested parties. The case of Andrew Garr vs. the Apalachicola Land Company is well documented, as are the suits filed by the Union Bank of Tallahassee. Most of the documents date from the mid-19th century when the litigation occurred, though some papers date to 1910. Included in some of the legal documents are estate inventories, which list slaves. Documents from the Superior Court of Leon County contain the results of civil suits and criminal proceedings regarding the ownership of slaves and the cruel treatment of Negroes. Gibbs, Kingsley Beatty, 1810-1860. Journal, 1840-1843, 1 volume, 1 microfilm reel (35 mm.) M84-3 Kingsley Beatty Gibbs was the son of George and Isabelle (Kingsley) Gibbs, and nephew of Zephaniah Kingsley, extensive planter of Fort George Island. On the death of his uncle, Gibbs inherited the plantation on Fort George Island, his uncle's schooner, "North Carolina," and his uncle's books. The collection contains a journal of Kingsley Beatty Gibbs that was written in 1858 from his notes. Gibbs wrote monthly journal entries describing plantation life at Fort George Island and the political atmosphere of the time. His reminiscences cover the period from January 1840 to June 1843. Entries into the journal reveal that forty slaves were included in the purchase price of the plantation. There is also general information on slave life on the plantation. Due to the fragile condition of the volume, patrons are asked to use the microfilm copy. Jacksonville Union Train Terminal Photographs, c. 1920, 16 items M74-1 Begun in 1917, the Union Terminal in Jacksonville stands as the greatest example of neoclassic revival architecture in that city. At its completion in 1919, it was the largest railroad station in the South and handled as many as 142 trains and 20,000 passengers per day. Due to decreased rail travel and high maintenance costs, the station closed in 1974. This collection consists of sixteen black and white photographs of the interior and exterior of the Jacksonville Union Trade Terminal. Interior views include the “white” and “colored” waiting rooms, the ticket office, and the concourse. Exterior views include Bay Street and several trolley cars.
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