The ''Florida Sentinel'' was a newspaper established in

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, United States and then relocated to

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where it was published from 1841 until 1865.

Joshua Knowles Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' Literal translation, lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَع� ...

founded the paper and Joseph Clisby became the paper's editor in Tallahassee. The newspaper office printed a journal of the Senate during its first session and reports on the

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. The House also contracted with him to publish their proceedings. February 19, 1870, the paper covered an attack by alligators on circus animals being led through the

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. In 1851, the office printed the minutes of the West Florida Baptist Association annual session held October 26 to October 29 1850 at the Union Academy Church in Jackson County.

History

Knowles began publishing the ''Quincy Sentinel'' in

(northwest of Tallahassee) in November 1839. The paper began publishing in Tallahassee in February or March of 1841 as a successor to Quincy Sentinel.

Reporting

Clisby reported on the lynching of alleged robber who operated during the era of the

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. Clisby went on to purchase the ''

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'' in Georgia in 1855.

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Joseph Clisby Findagrave entry
1839 establishments in Florida Territory 1865 disestablishments in Florida Newspapers established in 1839 Publications disestablished in 1865 Defunct newspapers published in Florida

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