Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles
Seminole Indians--Florida
Native Americans
Indigenous peoples--United States
Amerindians
Coe, Charles H.
An advertisement for <em>Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles</em>, a book by Captain Charles Henry Coe (1856-1954). Coe 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, <em>The Florida Star</em>. 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, the moved to back to Torrington, where the met and married Emma Sophia Johnson (1846-1931). The following year, Coe moved to Asheville, North Carolina, and then later to Highlands, where the established <em>The Highlands Star</em>. In 1889, the moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the Government Printing Office (GPO).<br /><br />Coe published <em>Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles</em> (1898), a book about the plight of the Seminole tribe. A copy of <em>Red Patriots</em> 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 <em>The Buccaneer</em>. After retiring from the GPO in 1921, Coe spent much of his time exploring Florida's coast as an amateur archaeologist and publishing books, including <em>Juggling a Rope</em> (1927), <em>The Art of Knife Throwing</em> (1931), and <em>Debunking the So-Called Spanish Mission</em> (1941). He died of pneumonia on March 23, 1954.
Original advertisement: Private Collection of Andrew M. Foster.
Foster, Andrew M.
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Florida
Capt. Chas. Coe Rites Set Today
West Palm Beach (Fla.)
Coe, Charles H.
Newspaper publishing--United States
Authors--United States
An newspaper article published in <em>The Palm Beach Post</em> announcing the graveside services for Captain Charles Henry Coe (1856-1954). Coe 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, <em>The Florida Star</em>. 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, the moved to back to Torrington, where the met and married Emma Sophia Johnson (1846-1931). The following year, Coe moved to Asheville, North Carolina, and then later to Highlands, where the established <em>The Highlands Star</em>. In 1889, the moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the Government Printing Office (GPO).<br /><br />Coe published <em>Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles</em> (1898), a book about the plight of the Seminole tribe. A copy of <em>Red Patriots</em> 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 <em>The Buccaneer</em>. After retiring from the GPO in 1921, Coe spent much of his time exploring Florida's coast as an amateur archaeologist and publishing books, including <em>Juggling a Rope</em> (1927), <em>The Art of Knife Throwing</em> (1931), and <em>Debunking the So-Called Spanish Mission</em> (1941). He died of pneumonia on March 23, 1954.
Original newspaper article: "Capt. Chas. Coe Rites Set Today." <a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/" target="_blank"><em>The Palm Beach Post</em></a>, March 26, 1954: Private Collection of Andrew M. Foster.
<a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/" target="_blank"><em>The Palm Beach Post</em></a>
Foster, Andrew M.
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Woodlawn Cemetery, West Palm Beach, Florida
Torrington, Connecticut
Jacksonville, Florida
Glencoe, Florida
New Smyrna, Florida
Jupiter, Florida
Letter from Dr. John Milton Hawks to Charles Henry Coe (April 3, 1909)
New Smyrna (Fla.)
Coe, Charles H.
Sugar--United States
A letter of correspondence from Dr. John Milton Hawks (1826-1910), the founder of Hawks Park (present-day Edgewater), to Captain Charles Henry Coe (1856-1954), author of <em>Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles</em>. In the letter, Dr. Hawks discusses the Cruger and DePeyster Sugar Mill, which was located two miles west of New Smyrna, Florida. For many years, the old sugar mill was mistaken for the ruins of a Spanish mission with origins dating back to the time of Christopher Columbus. This misconception led Captain Coe to publish <em>Debunking the So-Called Spanish Mission Near New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida</em> in 1941. The steam sugar and saw mill was destroyed by Native Americans in 1845, just five years after it was erected. Also known as the New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins, the ruins are located at 600 Old Mission Road in New Smyrna Beach and were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Hawks, John Milton
Original letter from Dr. John Milton Hawks to Charles Henry Coe, April 3, 1909: Private Collection of Andrew M. Foster.
Foster, Andrew M.
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Hawks Park, Florida
New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins, New Smyrna Beach, Florida