We, the subscribers, do hereby agree to pay the sum placed opposite to our respective names : for the purpose of raising a fund to be distributed, as a bounty, among those whose patriotism may induce them to volunteer to march against the hostile Indians in Florida : agreements, [1836].

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We, the subscribers, do hereby agree to pay the sum placed opposite to our respective names : for the purpose of raising a fund to be distributed, as a bounty, among those whose patriotism may induce them to volunteer to march against the hostile Indians in Florida : agreements, [1836].

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Agreement to raise funds to pay volunteers to fight in the second Seminole War, 1835-1842.

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