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Subject: Re: [FLCALHOU] [FLJACKSO]  Fayette Co FL
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:37:36 -0400

Jack,

I've seen the same petition you mention and I think it is either there or in the American State Papers collection. It was printed in the Tallahassee Floridian as well.

Dale




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>It might also be noted that most of the residents of the newly created
>Fayette County were less than thrilled to suddenly find themselves part of
>the entity. I remember seeing at least one petition asking to be reinstated
>as part of Jackson County. I won't swear, but I think that it was in the
>Territorial Papers.
>
>Jack Butler
>
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>Deanna,
>
>Fayette County was created as sort of a sideshow during the controversy
>between Marianna and Webbville over which would become county seat for
>Jackson County.  There never was much to it, but there are a few records in
>Tallahassee and lots of mentions in newspaper articles of the time. Most of
>the records, however, were consolidated into Jackson County's early
>documents, many of which have been destroyed due to the courthouse fires in
>the 1840s and 1865. The county seat was at Ocheesee in what is now Calhoun
>County. To the best of my knowledge, there never was an official courthouse
>or anything like that.
>
>The lines of Fayette County originally extended far south into what is now
>Calhoun County, but were later changed and the land area reduced quite a
>bit. The whole thing was a political fiasco from the beginning. The logic
>behind Fayette was that Marianna was winning the county seat battle due to
>the large population in eastern Jackson County.  It was thought that carving
>off those people into a new county would shift the balance of power and,
>perhaps, placate them by giving them a county seat of their own.
>
>
>Obviously it didn't work.  Webbville appealed to the U.S. Congress for
>designation as county seat of Jackson County, and won.  The Florida
>Territorial Legislature, however, threatened to fine any public official
>refusing to do business from the new courthouse in Marianna. The result of
>this was, of course, that Marianna became the de facto county seat, even
>though Webbville (which no longer exists) retains the Congressionally
>designated title to this day.
>
>Marianna's main street, now Lafayette, was originally called Fayette Street.
>
>Dale Cox
>www.exploresouthernhistory.com
>www.battleofmarianna.net
>
>
>
>
>
>
>"Deanna Ramsey" <> wrote:
>
>>Has anyone heard of Fayette Co FL?  It appears to only have existed during
>>1832-1833 and was part of what is now Jackson and Calhoun counties.  I
>>wonder if any records exist from this county?  Any ideas?
>>
>>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/3010/fay-his.htm
>>
>>
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