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A wretched life in The Bahamas... On Florida being ceded to Spain...
A wretched life in The Bahamas... On Florida being ceded to Spain...
Item # 699747
February 15, 1785
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Feb. 15, 1785 Page 2 has news: "...from St. Augustine, in East Florida." noting: "They give a melancholy account of the situation of the few setters who remained on the province being ceded to Spain. The gloomy disposition of the Spaniards & their enthusiastic tenets by no means atone for the blessings of a free government..." with more from Florida.
Page 7 has reports from the House of Lords including a section headed: "Newfoundland Bill" and the back page has a letter from Nassau on the island of New Providence, The Bahamas. It is descriptive of the area, beginning: "...my safe arrival on this miserable spot, the wretched asylum for loyalty. The interior parts of the several islands remain yet unexplored; perhaps they may prove better than is imagined..." with more dismal comments. It's ironic given it being a vacation mecca today.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, 9 by 12 inches, full red tax stamp on page 4, nice condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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