History of Florida

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History of Florida

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This bound volume contains a typewritten copy of The War in Florida Being and Exposition of its Causes and an Accurate History of the Campaigns of Generals by Woodburne Potter, an excerpt from Spanish Settlements Within the Present Limits of the United States by Woodbury Lowery, a 2 page letter written by Ernest B. Simmons to Editor of the Leader, a list entitled Military Posts in Florida from Army Registers, notes from Exiles of Florida by Joshua R. Giddings, notes from Indian Wars of the United States by William V. Moore, a list entitled Early Military Roads in Florida, notes from Indian Campaigns by McClelland, miscellaneous handwritten notes and an essay with no author given entitled Osceola: was he a hero or a villain.

1 v. ; 28 cm.

Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative, HCPLC

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Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative, HCPLC

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