Dean... Every military record I have seen of Florida militia units raised in the 2d Seminole War has the EF, MF designations (if WF was used I haven't noticed it), and the Federal Court in Tallahassee is still known as that of Middle Florida to this day ( http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/ ). These designations have certainly continued in use... Dean DeBolt wrote: > > There is no such thing as east and west florida after 1821. > Jackson was appointed Governor of the Floridas...so both > halves were unified. > > Since the Florida peninsula was virtually uninhabited until > after the Civil War, there are references to regional "west > florida" (generally area west of Apalachicola), "middle > florida" (Tallahassee region and central Florida), and > "east florida" being St. Augustine/Jacksonville areas. > But these designations are purely localized terms and > not legal entities in any form. > > Dean > > Dean DeBolt > University Librarian > Special Collections and West Florida Archives > John C. Pace Library > University of West Florida > 11000 University Parkway > Pensacola, FL 32514-5750 > Tele: 850-474-2213; Fax: 850-474-3338