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estate, except for his daughter Mary Ann. Instead, Chaires left Mary Ann $ 10,000, to be transferred to her only after the death of her husband, William Burgess, specifically stating that "William Burgess shall not have any part of the same or enjoy any benefit whatsoever." Chaires appointed his brother Green and his son Joseph as executors. Joseph Chaires was operating his father's plantation in 1839. Tax records that year showed Chaire's estate to consist of 9,440 acres (3,820 ha), 80 slaves, and "pleasure
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Although Chaires' primary interest was in growing cotton, he was also involved in banking and railroads. The Central Bank of Florida opened in Tallahassee in 1832, with Chaires as president. The Central Bank absorbed the Bank of Florida, which had been started by William "Money" Williams in 1829, by
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By reputation, Chaires was the richest man in Florida. The 1830 US Census reported that he owned 213 slaves. His slaves were young, presumably because he had recently purchased them or brought them from elsewhere, selecting for youth. Only one male slave was over 55 years of age. Half of the males
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was founded in 1822, after Florida became a territory of the United States. The survey of the first section of Jacksonville was conducted in June 1822 under the supervision of Chaires and two other commissioners. Duval County was created out of St. Johns County on August 12, 1822, and Jacksonville
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Chaires' son Benjamin C. Chaires began buying small amounts of land. He was less of a speculator than other planters in the area. While some planters were heavily in debt at their deaths, Chaires' heirs continued to maintain large holdings, and were not involved in lawsuits with banks over debts.
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Chaires died in 1838, aged 52. He left to his wife Sarah the Verdura mansion and 500 acres around it, the furniture in the mansion, a carriage and its driver, and one-tenth of his personal estate. Chaires had ten children, five of whom were minors. Each child received a one-tenth share of the
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of Duval County. John Brady transferred a lot in trust to Chaires and Francis Ross as the site for a courthouse. After framing for the courthouse was erected on the lot, Chaires and Ross transferred the lot and partially constructed courthouse to the county. Chaires was friends with
306:. The Bank of Florida and the Central Bank were "merchants' banks", controlled by and serving primarily merchants, while the Union Bank was a "planters's bank", with only plantation owners allowed to buy stock in the bank. Chaires was a founder of the Merchants and Planters Bank of 373:
and almost all of the females were under 37 years old, and 64 children were ten or younger. He has been variously described as the "first millionaire in the territory" and "one of the ... wealthiest and most successful planters" in Territorial Florida.
293:. In 1836 Chaires bought a plantation of 800 acres and 57 slaves with a price of $ 25,000 listed on the deed, but Chaires took out a $ 50,000 mortgage to pay for it. The discrepancy may represent an undervaluation of the sale for tax purposes. 273:
Chaires and his brothers all had slaves on their plantations produce bricks by hand. Chaires used such bricks for the Columns and the mansion and outbuildings at Verdura, and he and his brothers supplied bricks for the
266:. Chaires sold The Columns in 1832 and built the Verdura plantation house, which was reputed to be the finest in Florida, on 500 acres (200 ha) ten miles east of Tallahassee that became the core of the 333:. Chaires refused to accept the scrip, and took various financial assets of the company as payment, while continuing construction at a slow pace. He was president of the company when he died in 1838. 389: 151:
involving timber Chaires had harvested from Kingsley's Greenfield Plantation. In May 1820, Chaires and Thomas Fitch purchased 59 slaves from George Atkinson of
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Henry, Chaires' slave carriage driver, left to Chaires' widow Sarah in his will, is buried in the family cemetery near the ruins of the mansion.
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to be held in St. Joseph in 1838–1839 to draft a constitution for Florida's statehood, but he died before leaving for it.
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In Tallahassee, Chaires became part of "The Nucleus", a political faction consisting mostly of friends and associates of
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in 1834, with Benjamin Chaires serving as a director of the company. He also was involved in the creation of the
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before moving to Florida. He had married, and become a surveyor and a plantation owner by the time he was 30.
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Chaires acquired land across northern Florida. He eventually bought 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) in
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Chaires left Bolton Plantation to his daughter Martha. Chaires' daughter Sarah Jane had married
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Chaires moved to Tallahassee in the late 1820s. He became one of the wealthiest land owners in
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counties. In 1829, a major part of a 20,000 acre Spanish land grant in what is now
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From Cotton to Quail: an agricultural chronicle of Leon County, Florida, 1860–1967
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Creating an Old South: Middle Florida's plantation frontier before the Civil War
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Chaires owned other land in Leon County, as well as the Bolton Plantation in
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While living in northeastern Florida, Chaires was involved in a lawsuit with
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Ellis, Mary Louise; Rogers, William Warren; Morris, Joan Perry (1988).
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dried up credit and cash, and the railroad tried to pay its debts in
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In 1824, Chaires was the successful bidder to provide rations to the
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International Journal of Architecture Technology and Sustainability
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Favored Land Tallahassee: A History of Tallahassee and Leon County
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The Columns, built by Chaires in 1830, as it appeared about 1890
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Chaires and his brother Green were among the organizers of the
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Slavery and Plantation Growth in Antebellum Florida, 1821–1860
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buying its stock. Chaires was involved in the creation of the
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for Duval County for a term in 1823–1824. Chaires was also a
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of 3,800 acres (1,500 ha) in southeastern Leon County.
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History of Jacksonville, Florida and Vicinity, 1513 to 1924
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Whispers from Verdura: the Lost Legacy of Benjamin Chaires
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Chaires started buying land in Florida while it was still
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Chaires and R. H. Berry financed the construction of the
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Florida Memory: State Library and Archives of Florida
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Lake Wimico and St. Joseph Canal and Railroad Company
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in Tallahassee, and other buildings in Tallahassee.
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(2004). 505: 233: 85: 1374:Rogers, William Warren (October 1985). 1339:The Journal of African American History 1311:. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. 1208: 1191: 1170: 1031: 1019: 968:Arrow - Florida Natural Areas Inventory 935: 923: 899:Arrow - Florida Natural Areas Inventory 757: 705:Arrow - Florida Natural Areas Inventory 490: 463: 367: 16:Wealthy Florida planter and slave owner 1401: 1373: 1332: 1285: 1227: 1145: 1126: 995: 881: 869: 834: 822: 786: 774: 737:. Tallahassee, Florida: Sentry Press. 585: 296: 1264: 1141:– via FSU's Digital Repository. 1096: 1071: 1055: 1043: 1007: 974:from the original on October 12, 2021 905:from the original on October 12, 2021 857: 810: 711:from the original on October 12, 2021 656: 622: 597: 573: 561: 543:from the original on October 12, 2021 105:, land owner, banker and investor in 72:planter, land owner, banker, investor 1288:A Short History of Florida Railroads 1230:"Plantation Houses of North Florida" 403: 13: 1326: 136:in 1818. He also bought land near 14: 1455: 964:"History: Gulf County, 1800-1850" 895:"History: Gulf County, 1800-1850" 701:"History: Gulf County, 1800-1850" 1419:People from Leon County, Florida 1380:The Florida Historical Quarterly 1247:10.4995/vitruvio-ijats.2017.7520 1152:The Florida Historical Quarterly 1078:The Florida Historical Quarterly 1072:Brown, Canter Jr. (April 1995). 733:Heiland Shields, Sharyn (2016). 675:The Florida Historical Quarterly 629:The Florida Historical Quarterly 416:In 1860, Joseph Chaires owned a 956: 929: 887: 835:Molina, Laurie (May 15, 1999). 828: 693: 662: 485:Ellis, Rogers & Morris 1988 112: 1434:19th-century American planters 1333:Rivers, Larry E. (Fall 1981). 616: 591: 525: 506:Holladay, Bob (July 9, 2016). 229: 1: 1444:People from Florida Territory 1174:Lost Plantations of the South 1097:Davis, T. Frederick (1964) . 1065: 576:, p. 54, 56, 59, 63, 67. 284:second state capital building 119:Onslow County, North Carolina 117:Benjamin Chaires was born in 36:Onslow County, North Carolina 1265:Smith, Julia Floyd (2018) . 623:Mahon, John K. (July 1962). 101:(1786–1838) was an American 53:, Leon County, Florida, U.S. 7: 1146:Hering, Julia (July 1954). 1127:Groene, Bertram H. (1971). 936:Baptist, Edward E. (2002). 94:house, Leon County, Florida 10: 1460: 1308:Florida's Antebellum Homes 1192:Paisley, Clifton (1981) . 360:, bypassing agents in the 256:Evergreen Hills Plantation 1209:Paisley, Clifton (1989). 1171:Matrana, Marc R. (2009). 398:constitutional convention 304:Union Bank of Tallahassee 76: 68: 58: 43: 28: 21: 1439:American bank presidents 1228:Robles, Eduardo (2017). 1211:The Red Hills of Florida 1010:, pp. 103, 126–127. 598:Mahon, John K. (1985) . 441: 193:Treaty of Moultrie Creek 176:, who appointed Chaires 163:was soon designated the 1130:Ante-bellum Tallahassee 338:General Samuel Parkhill 191:as provided for in the 1286:Turner, Gregg (2003). 841:The Florida Geographer 799:Wynne & Parks 2004 280:Chattahoochee, Florida 239: 153:Camden County, Georgia 95: 1429:American slave owners 425:George Taliafero Ward 237: 121:in 1786. He lived in 89: 512:Tallahassee Democrat 429:Southwood Plantation 368:Wealth and influence 315:Tallahassee Railroad 276:Apalachicola Arsenal 252:Thomas Peter Chaires 182:justice of the peace 99:Benjamin Chaires Sr. 90:Drawing of Chaires' 659:, pp. 424–425. 297:Banks and railroads 260:Woodlawn Plantation 130:controlled by Spain 107:Territorial Florida 1046:, p. 125–126. 998:, pp. 36, 38. 323:Apalachicola River 268:Verdura Plantation 240: 172:, governor of the 170:William Pope Duval 149:Zephaniah Kingsley 96: 92:Verdura Plantation 63:Verdura Plantation 1297:978-0-7385-2421-4 1278:978-1-947372-63-4 825:, pp. 47–48. 184:in Duval county. 174:Florida Territory 84: 83: 80:Sarah Jane Powell 1451: 1395: 1370: 1322: 1301: 1282: 1261: 1259: 1249: 1224: 1205: 1188: 1167: 1142: 1123: 1114: 1093: 1059: 1053: 1047: 1041: 1035: 1029: 1023: 1017: 1011: 1005: 999: 993: 984: 983: 981: 979: 960: 954: 953: 933: 927: 921: 915: 914: 912: 910: 891: 885: 879: 873: 867: 861: 855: 849: 848: 832: 826: 820: 814: 808: 802: 796: 790: 784: 778: 772: 761: 755: 749: 748: 730: 721: 720: 718: 716: 697: 691: 690: 666: 660: 654: 645: 644: 620: 614: 613: 595: 589: 583: 577: 571: 565: 559: 553: 552: 550: 548: 529: 523: 522: 520: 518: 503: 488: 482: 467: 461: 404:Death and legacy 291:Jefferson County 248:Green H. 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Index

Onslow County, North Carolina
Chaires
Verdura Plantation

Verdura Plantation
planter
Territorial Florida
Onslow County, North Carolina
Georgia
controlled by Spain
Amelia Island
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Zephaniah Kingsley
Camden County, Georgia
Jacksonville
county seat
William Pope Duval
Florida Territory
County Judge
justice of the peace
Seminoles
Treaty of Moultrie Creek
St. Johns
Duval
Alachua
Columbia County
Tallahassee
St. Marks
St. Joseph

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