1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/347c23fa3e4c9547b4e6bf0cd75e7b42.jpg ed1f34fd2cecc3d626aef1672bc57903 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Captain Charles Henry Coe Collection Alternative Title Capt. Coe Collection Language eng Type Collection Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Subject New Smyrna Beach (Fla.) Journalism--United States Authors--United States Description Captain Charles Henry Coe (1856-1954) was born in Torrington, Connecticut, on February 3, 1856, to William Henry Coe (1824-1879), who founded the town of Glencoe, and Deborah Little Archer Coe (1824-1912). In 1874, his family migrated to Jacksonville, Florida, due to his father's poor health. At age 18, Coe began working for the Jacksonville Tri-Weekly Union. In 1875, Coe moved to New Smyrna Beach and started his first newspaper, The Florida Star. Coe was appointed Deputy Collector of Customs for the port at New Smyrna in 1879, after his father died. In 1880, Coe moved to Glencoe and began producing photographs. Seven years later, he moved to back to Torrington, where he met and married Emma Sopia Johnson (1846-1931). The following year, Coe moved to Asheville, North Carolina, and then later to Highlands, where he established The Highlands Star. In 1889, he moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the Government Printing Office (GPO). Coe published <a href="http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00101387/00001" target="_blank">Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles</a>, a book about the plight of the Seminole tribe. A copy of Red Patriots was given to every member of Congress, which later passed legislation allowing Seminole land rights in Florida. In 1912, Coe returned to Florida and spent the next 20 years traveling the coast in his cabin cruiser called The Buccaneer. After retiring from the GPO in 1921, Coe spent much of his time exploring Florida's coast as an amateur archaelogist and publishing books, including Juggling a Rope (1927), The Art of Knife Throwing (1931), and Debunking the So-Called Spanish Mission (1941). He died of pneumonia on March 23, 1954. Contributor Foster, Andrew M. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5659https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>. Coverage New Smyrna Beach, Florida Glencoe, Florida Rights Holder Copyright to these resources is held by Andrew M. Foster and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. External Reference "<a href="http://emeraldmeinders.wix.com/capt-charles-h-coe?fb_ref=Default" target="_blank">Capt. Charles Henry Coe.</a>." Capt. Charles H. Coe. http://emeraldmeinders.wix.com/capt-charles-h-coe?fb_ref=Default. Foster, Andrew M. "<a href="http://www.jupiter.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/4060" target="_blank">Captain Charles Henry Coe</a>." History: Town of Jupiter, August 7, 2013. http://www.jupiter.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/4060. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format 1-page handwritten letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Letter from Thomas F. House to William Henry Coe (September 2, 1878) Alternative Title Letter from House to Coe (September 2, 1878) Subject New Smyrna (Fla.) Coe, William Description A letter of correspondence from Thomas F. House to William Henry Coe (1824-1879), the founder of Glencoe, Florida, dated September 2, 1878. In the letter, House, who is the Collector of Customs for the District of St. Augustine, informs Coe that in the event that the current Deputy Collector of Customs accepts an appointment to another position, the will consider Coe's application as a replacement. On April 10, 1879, Coe was officially appointed the position. the was responsible for collecting import duties on foreign goods that entered the United States through the port at New Smyrna until his death on October 23. Shortly thereafter, his son, Captain Charles Henry Coe, was appointed to the position. Due to poor health, Coe moved with his wife and children from Connecticut to Jacksonville in 1874 and established an orange grove the following year four miles west of New Smyrna, an area that would later become Glencoe. In 1877, Coe became an editor for The Florida Star, a newspaper founded by his son, Captain Charles Henry Coe (1856-1954). In April of 1879, Coe was appointed Deputy Collector of Customs for the port at New Smyrna. Just a few months later, on October 23, Coe died of silicosis, likely a result of his work as a copper miner in Illinois during the 1840s. Coe is buried in at Hawks Park Cemetery in Edgewater. Type Text Source Original letter from Thomas F. House to William Henry Coe, September 2, 1878: Private Collection of Andrew M. Foster. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/167" target="_blank">Captain Charles Henry Coe Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original letter from Thomas F. House to William Henry Coe, September 2, 1878. Coverage Collector's Office, Custom House, St. Augustine, Florida New Smyrna, Florida Creator House, Thomas F. Contributor Foster, Andrew M. Date Created 1878-09-02 Format image/jpg Extent 336 KB Medium 1-page handwritten letter Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Economics Teacher Provenance Originally created by Thomas F. House. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Andrew M. Foster and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository Private Collection of Andrew M. Foster External Reference "<a href="http://www.jupiter.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/4978" target="_blank">In Memoriam</a>." The Florida Star, October 30, 1879. http://www.jupiter.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/4978. Foster, Andrew M. "<a href="http://www.jupiter.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/4060" target="_blank">Captain Charles Henry Coe</a>." History: Town of Jupiter, August 7, 2013. http://www.jupiter.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/4060. collector of Customs Collector's Office Custom House Deputy Collector of Customs Deputy Inspector Knapp New Smyrna St. Augustine Thomas F. House William Henry Coe