George T. Ward Secession Broadside, 1860.

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George T. Ward Secession Broadside, 1860.

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Collection consists of a broadside and its duplicate regarding the secession of Florida from the Union; it was issued by George T. Ward before the State Convention at Montgomery, Ala. in Jan. 1861 and is addressed "To the People of Leon County", and begins: "My name has been suggested as a candidate for the State Convention, from your county ..."

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Ward, George T.

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George T. Ward of Leon County sat in the Secession Convention at Montgomery, Ala. Jan. 6, 1861 when the committee submitted a Secession Ordinance accompanied by a report in favor of immediate secession; Ward of Leon County, Fla. & Jackson Morton of Santa Rosa County led the opposition in an effort to amend the odinance to defer action until after Georgia & Alabama had seceded; they were overruled and on Jan. 19 the ordinance was passed by a vote of 62 to 7. At so...