Death of Commodore Barron... "West Florida" to be a separate state...
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 9, 1810
- Samuel Barron death
- United States Navy
- West Florida secession ?
Page 3 has a black-bordered report of the death of Commodore Samuel Barron. Then a report: "West Florida" concerning a convention at Baton Rouge, relating to governmental items which includes; "A Proclamation" beginning: "The several districts of West Florida having been declared a free and independent state...".
Four pages, light damp staining, good condition.
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