May 11 Rare Autograph & Book Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/11/2023
[JACKSON, Andrew.] The Floridian. Pensacola, 4 March 1822. 4 pages (2 leaves), folio broadsheet (20 1/4 x 13in.), printed in four columns. Age-toned and spotted. A FLORIDIAN PAPER REPORTING PRESIDENT MONROE'S ORDERS TO ANDREW JACKSON ''TO RECEIVE POSSESSION OF THE FLORIDAS'' and making Jackson governor of the new American territory. The item is located on the second page of the paper, third and fourth columns: ''Know ye that reposing special trust and confidence in the patriotism and abilities of Major General Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, I have appointed him Commissioner of the United States with full power and authority to him to take possession and occupy, the Territories ceded by Spain to the United States'' under the Adams-OnÃs Treaty of 22 February 1819.
With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA.
The Floridian. Pensacola, 4 March 1822. Jackson Possession of Florida- Only Known Issue From This Date
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