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- Folder 1203, Pensacola Maritime Corporation vs the Texas Corp, object 1.
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- Blount & Blount & Carter
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Materials related to Pensacola Maritime Corporation vs the Texas Company, a suit to recover lost profits on the resale of oil due to breach of contract and was one of Francis B. Carter’s most noteworthy cases. This is a letter between the firm Blount & Blount & Carter and the Pensacola Maritime Corporation concerning the drawing up of a contract and the inclusion of additional clauses surrounding the delivery of a ship and possible penalties for delays.
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- folder1203_pensacolamaritimecorpvsthetexascorp_object1_1
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- Set of related objects
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- Letter from T.T. Wentworth Jr. to I.E. Phillips, February 26, 1928.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., I.E. Phillips
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Carbon copy of a letter written on letterhead for T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Hardware, Tools, and Cutlery. Addressed to Rev. I. E. Phillips and dated February 26, 1928. Letter asks for a copy of the "Proclamation and edict which was read out in the meeting of February 22" and states the local Klan had lost their copy and needed to replace it immediately. Also asks for information about changes in the Klan and talks about K-Uno and K- trio degrees. Reports that the local Klan had "lined up almost a...
Show moreCarbon copy of a letter written on letterhead for T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Hardware, Tools, and Cutlery. Addressed to Rev. I. E. Phillips and dated February 26, 1928. Letter asks for a copy of the "Proclamation and edict which was read out in the meeting of February 22" and states the local Klan had lost their copy and needed to replace it immediately. Also asks for information about changes in the Klan and talks about K-Uno and K- trio degrees. Reports that the local Klan had "lined up almost a hundred for Escambia Klan and a few for Crestview and Milton."
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0339
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- Letter from I.E. Phillips to Exalted Cyclops, Pensacola, May 30, 1927.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., I.E. Phillips
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Letter from the Grand Dragon to the Exalted Cyclops of Pensacola, dated May 30, 1927. Signed by I. E. Phillips, Grand Dragon. The letter addresses the death of A.B. Fillingim and asks Wentworth to express condolences to the family on behalf of the Klansmen of Florida. See also; 2016.035.0416.a-b
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0319
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- Letter to I.E. Phillips from T.T Wentworth, Jr., November 6, 1926.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr., I.E. Phillips, W.E. Tompkins
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Carbon copy of a letter dated November 6, 1926, written on letterhead for T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Hardware, Tools, and Cutlery. Addressed to I.E. Phillips, the letter states that W.E. Tompkins of the McDavid Klan desires a demit to Escambia Klan No 57.
- Date Issued
- 1926-11-06
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0285
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- Letter to I.E. Phillips, November 2, 1926.
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- Exalted Cyclops, I.E. Phillips, E.W. Barwick
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Carbon copy of a letter dated November 2, 1926, written on letterhead for T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Hardware, Tools, and Cutlery. Addressed to Rev. I.E. Phillips, asking for a demit for E.W. Barwick, member of McDavid Klan.
- Date Issued
- 1926-11-02
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0281
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- Pensacola Maritime vs. Texas Company, folder 1204, April 1920 copy of contract.
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- Blount & Blount & Carter
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3-page copy of a contract with The Texas Oil Company dated April 30, 1920 sent from Root, Clark, Buckner & Howland firm of New York. Contract stipulates delivery of oil to the J.H.W. Steele Company in both New York and New Orleans. Pensacola Maritime Corporation is designated as the selling agent. Commitments for both the number of barrels to be sold and prices per barrel by quality of the oil are designated. A handwritten note at the end states that the contract is a copy of a contract drawn...
Show more3-page copy of a contract with The Texas Oil Company dated April 30, 1920 sent from Root, Clark, Buckner & Howland firm of New York. Contract stipulates delivery of oil to the J.H.W. Steele Company in both New York and New Orleans. Pensacola Maritime Corporation is designated as the selling agent. Commitments for both the number of barrels to be sold and prices per barrel by quality of the oil are designated. A handwritten note at the end states that the contract is a copy of a contract drawn up by C.M. Barnett.
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- folder1204_pensacolamaritimecorpvsthetexascorp_April1920contractcopy
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- Pensacola Maritime vs. Texas Company, folder 1204, April 1920 copy of contract, page 3.
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- Blount & Blount & Carter
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3-page copy of a contract with The Texas Oil Company dated April 30, 1920 sent from Root, Clark, Buckner & Howland firm of New York. Contract stipulates delivery of oil to the J.H.W. Steele Company in both New York and New Orleans. Pensacola Maritime Corporation is designated as the selling agent. Commitments for both the number of barrels to be sold and prices per barrel by quality of the oil are designated. A handwritten note at the end states that the contract is a copy of a contract drawn...
Show more3-page copy of a contract with The Texas Oil Company dated April 30, 1920 sent from Root, Clark, Buckner & Howland firm of New York. Contract stipulates delivery of oil to the J.H.W. Steele Company in both New York and New Orleans. Pensacola Maritime Corporation is designated as the selling agent. Commitments for both the number of barrels to be sold and prices per barrel by quality of the oil are designated. A handwritten note at the end states that the contract is a copy of a contract drawn up by C.M. Barnett.
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- folder1204_pensacolamaritimecorpvsthetexascorp_April1920contractcopy_3
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- Letter from T.T. Wentworth Jr., to Rev. W.W. Clifford, May 26, 1927.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., Rev. W.W. Clifford
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Typed carbon copy of a letter on T.T. Wentworth, Jr., Federal Bicycle Tires letterhead, dated May 26, 1927, to Rev. W.W. Cliffords (sic). Signed T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Acknowledges letter received from Clifford. Apologizes for the inability to attend the lecture at Pleasant Grove. Many of the members said they were going, but Wentworth was at home with his pregnant wife. Baby born May 25th. Tells of death of A.B., Fillingim. Klansman Gentry reported the lecture was "splendid" This is in reply to...
Show moreTyped carbon copy of a letter on T.T. Wentworth, Jr., Federal Bicycle Tires letterhead, dated May 26, 1927, to Rev. W.W. Cliffords (sic). Signed T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Acknowledges letter received from Clifford. Apologizes for the inability to attend the lecture at Pleasant Grove. Many of the members said they were going, but Wentworth was at home with his pregnant wife. Baby born May 25th. Tells of death of A.B., Fillingim. Klansman Gentry reported the lecture was "splendid" This is in reply to the letter in 2016.036.0438
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0417
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- Letter from T.T. Wentworth Jr., to I.E. Phillips, April 6, 1927.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., I.E. Phillips
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Carbon copy of a letter, on letterhead for T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Federal Bicycle Tires, dated April 6, 1927. To Rev. I. E. Phillips, signed T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Letter states "The Terrors of Our organization have indorsed (sic) J. W. Bell for the appointment as Game Warden for Escambia County to fill Vacancy caused by the death of S. S. Pinney." There is a P.S. that says "Joe is Chief of our Klokann."
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0405
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- Letter to John W. Martin from T.T. Wentworth, Jr., ca. August 1927.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr., John W. Martin, Dan A. Nee
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Undated, handwritten, on lined notepaper. This appears to be a rough draft for a letter to Gov. John W. Martin. The letter asks Gov. Martin to remove Dan A. Nee, Escambia County Coroner and Justice of the Peace, from office on charges of malfeasance, misfeasance, and incompetence. 4 examples are presented. 1. Nee interfered with the grand jury 2. Sailor was killed at Bruce Dry Dock. Chief of Police O'Connor decided the man was murdered, but Nee did not call a coroner's jury and entered the...
Show moreUndated, handwritten, on lined notepaper. This appears to be a rough draft for a letter to Gov. John W. Martin. The letter asks Gov. Martin to remove Dan A. Nee, Escambia County Coroner and Justice of the Peace, from office on charges of malfeasance, misfeasance, and incompetence. 4 examples are presented. 1. Nee interfered with the grand jury 2. Sailor was killed at Bruce Dry Dock. Chief of Police O'Connor decided the man was murdered, but Nee did not call a coroner's jury and entered the death as accidental. 3. On July 29, 1927, Nee went to the Viola Edwards Hospital, where Dorothy Fredrickson and her newborn infant had died. The writer believes Fredrickson was murdered or died during an abortion. But Nee entered the cause of death as mitral insufficiency. 4. Charges that Nee was unlawfully charging fees and "is doing so many other unlawful acts it is hard for your informant to name them" See also 2016.035.0425 and 0463-0471
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- 1927-08
- Identifier
- uwf_ht_2016.035.0430.a-d.
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- Set of related objects
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- Letter from Grand Dragon to Exalted Cyclops of Pensacola, July 5, 1927.
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- I.E. Phillips, Exalted Cyclops, C.L. Bryant, H.W. Evans
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Letter from the Grand Dragon to Exalted Cyclops of Pensacola, dated July 5, 1927. Signed by I. E.Phillips, Grand Dragon. Letter subject reads "Letter to Imperial Wizard from C. L. Bryant, Pensacola, Fla.," then states the referenced letter is enclosed and is self-explanatory, and that it was addressed to Dr. H. W. Evans, Washington, DC. Letter mentioned is not with this letter.
- Date Issued
- 1927-07-05
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0321
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- Letter to I.E. Phillips from T.T. Wentworth, Jr., November 6, 1926.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr., I.E. Phillips, R.C. Wills, J.S. Van Ausdal
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Carbon copy of a letter dated November 6, 1926, written on letterhead for T.T. Wentworth, Jr., Hardware, Tools, and Cutlery. Addressed to I.E. Phillips, the letter discusses dissension caused by R.C. Wills and J.S. Van Ausdal. See also 2016.035.0383, 2016.035.0867.a-v
- Date Issued
- 1926-11-06
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0284.a-b
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- Set of related objects
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- Letter to I.E. Phillips from T.T. Wentworth, Jr., November 2, 1926.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr., I.E. Phillips, Walter M. Lawrence
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Carbon copy of a letter dated November 2, 1926, written on letterhead for T. T. Wentworth, Jr., Hardware, Tools, and Cutlery. Addressed to Rev. I. E. Phillips, asking for a demit for Walter M. Lawrence, member of Klan #1 in Birmingham. States a check for Lawrence's robe is enclosed with the letter.
- Date Issued
- 1926-11-02
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0280
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- Pensacola Maritime vs. Texas Company, Memorandum on Motion for a New Trial.
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- The Texas Company
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Memorandum created by the Texas Company as part of their petition to remove the suit between Pensacola Maritime Corporation (plaintiff) and the Texas Company (defendant) from the Circuit Court of Escambia County. The memorandum lays out the argument of the Texas Company and cites legal precedents.
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- folder1206_pensacolamaritimecorpvsthetexascorp_motionforanewtrial
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- Letter from T.T. Wentworth Jr. to I.E. Phillips, May 25, 1927.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., I.E. Phillips
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Typed carbon copy of a letter on T.T. Wentworth, Jr., Federal Bicycle Tires letterhead, dated May 25, 1927, to Rev. I.E. Phillips. The letter is not signed. The letter relates the elections went well. Wentworth reports that he did accept the nomination to remain Exalted Cyclops and was re-elected. R.C. White was elected Kligrapp. White has been secretary for the Masonic Lodge for many years. Klansman Macon was defeated, which may be well since he is overworked: clerk for L&N Railroad,...
Show moreTyped carbon copy of a letter on T.T. Wentworth, Jr., Federal Bicycle Tires letterhead, dated May 25, 1927, to Rev. I.E. Phillips. The letter is not signed. The letter relates the elections went well. Wentworth reports that he did accept the nomination to remain Exalted Cyclops and was re-elected. R.C. White was elected Kligrapp. White has been secretary for the Masonic Lodge for many years. Klansman Macon was defeated, which may be well since he is overworked: clerk for L&N Railroad, bookkeeper for Dr. W.D. Nobles, and sells sewing machines. Copies of election forms enclosed, please ratify and return so installation can take place as planned. Members went to Bainbridge. One care in accident and Klansman A.B. Fillinghim, one of the best members, died. The funeral to be on May 26. Wentworth's daughter was born May 25. Please send 500 copies of the pamphlet "The Ku Klux Klan Presents Its views of Marriage." Please send price for new Exalted Cyclops Robe or Klan Giants Robe with a satin finish will lend dignity to the office. "We are winning out ever day."
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0416.a-b
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- Letter from Rev. W.W. Clifford to T.T. Wentworth Jr., May 1927.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., Rev. W.W. Clifford
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Handwritten letter on letterhead of Bethany Baptist Church, Whistler, Alabama, W.W. Clifford, Pastor. No Date. Addressed to T.T. Wentworth. Clifford states he wondered why Wentworth was not at the lecture Clifford gave at Pleasant Grove. States he would also like to lecture at Foley, Daphne, and Fairhope, Alabama, and asks who are the Exalted Dragons in those cities. See T.T. Wentworth Jr.'s reply: 2016.035.0417
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0438
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- Letter from Mrs. Ard to Mr. Keterer, before July 1927.
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- Mrs. Ard, Donald Ard, Esther Manning, R.C. Willis
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Handwritten letter on lined paper, no date, signed Mrs. Ard. No salutation. This may be the last page of the letter, but no other pages were located. Mrs. Ard states her husband, Donald Ard, has been seeing Esther Manning for approximately 4 months and is not supporting Mrs. Ard. She asks for help to change his behavior. With the letter is an envelope from R. C. Wills, Jeweler, 38 S. Palafox, addressed to Mr. Keterer, Chief of the Klokann. On the back of the letter are the names of Rachel Nix...
Show moreHandwritten letter on lined paper, no date, signed Mrs. Ard. No salutation. This may be the last page of the letter, but no other pages were located. Mrs. Ard states her husband, Donald Ard, has been seeing Esther Manning for approximately 4 months and is not supporting Mrs. Ard. She asks for help to change his behavior. With the letter is an envelope from R. C. Wills, Jeweler, 38 S. Palafox, addressed to Mr. Keterer, Chief of the Klokann. On the back of the letter are the names of Rachel Nix, Maggie Davidson, Stella Cocrell, Mrs. W. J. Wilson, Mrs. Xiriffa Fortner.
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- 1927-07
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0434.a-b
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- Letter to I.E. Phillips from T.T. Wentworth, Jr., November 14, 1926.
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- Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr., I.E. Phillips
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Carbon copy of a letter dated November 14, 1926, written on letterhead for T.T. Wentworth, Jr., Hardware, Tools, and Cutlery. Addressed to Rev. I. E. Phillips, the letter tells of members who have been forced from the Escambia Lodge and members who decided to leave. Names of the exiled members: F.Y. Seals, W.E. Landrum, W.P. Bledsoe, F.E. Tugwell, and P.H. Schrieber. On the last page, Wentworth lists the new Klan officers' names and positions he would like to be appointed by Phillips.
- Date Issued
- 1926-11-14
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- uwf_ht_2016.035.0291.a-c
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