Receipt from A. D. Starbird to Isaac Vanderpool (December 29)
Dublin Core
Title
Receipt from A. D. Starbird to Isaac Vanderpool (December 29)
Alternative Title
Starbird Receipt for Vanderpool
Subject
Maitland (Fla.)
Forest City (Fla.)
Lumber--United States
Citrus--Florida
Description
A receipt from A. D. Starbird to Isaac Vanderpool for citrus trees, dated December 29. The Vanderpools were one of the original families in Maitland, Florida, with Isaac Vanderpool, the patriarch of the family, buying 160 acres of land in the year 1870. In 1876, after facing a large financial loss and disaster in New York, Isaac and his wife, Harriet Vanderpool, permanently moved to the Maitland area. At the time of their arrival, the area only had about four or five family homesteads and orange groves. Vanderpool was part of the first committee to help incorporate the town of Lake Maitland. The committee included Vanderpool, Henry S. Kedney, George Packwood, and Richard Packwood.
The Vanderpool family was also heavily involved in civic affairs, which included the establishment of the town of Eatonville by Vanderpool and Josiah C. Eaton. The Vanderpools were paricipants in the creation of the Florida Audubon Society and the organization of the Maitland Public Library. Harriet Vanderpool, along with Bishop Henry C. Whipple, founded the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, and, in 1927, she wrote the "Maitland Song," which the chamber of commerce adopted as the official song for the city. In 1887, Vanderpool became Mayor of Maitland and during this time, acquired land for the city first cemetery. In 1892, he built the first packinghouse in Maitland, which was featured in TheGate City Chronicle as the state most modern and best packinghouse.
The Vanderpool family was also heavily involved in civic affairs, which included the establishment of the town of Eatonville by Vanderpool and Josiah C. Eaton. The Vanderpools were paricipants in the creation of the Florida Audubon Society and the organization of the Maitland Public Library. Harriet Vanderpool, along with Bishop Henry C. Whipple, founded the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, and, in 1927, she wrote the "Maitland Song," which the chamber of commerce adopted as the official song for the city. In 1887, Vanderpool became Mayor of Maitland and during this time, acquired land for the city first cemetery. In 1892, he built the first packinghouse in Maitland, which was featured in TheGate City Chronicle as the state most modern and best packinghouse.
Source
Original 2 x 6.5 inch receipt, December 29: Vanderpool Collection, accession number 2014.002.008V, room 2, case 2, shelf 10, box GV, Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1893-12-29
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 2 x 6.5 inch receipt, December 29.
Is Part Of
Vanderpool Collection, room 2, case 2, shelf 10, box GV, Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.
Maitland Historical Museum Collection, Maitland Collection, Orange County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Medium
2 x 6.5 inch receipt
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Maitland, Florida
Forest City, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Audience
62.6 KB
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Maitland History." City of Maitland. http://www.itsmymaitland.com/maitland_history.asp.
Poole, Leslie Kemp. Maitland. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2009.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2 x 6.5 inch receipt
Collection
Citation
“Receipt from A. D. Starbird to Isaac Vanderpool (December 29),” RICHES, accessed December 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4181.