December 9, 1861

Floyd, Richard Ferdinand, 1810-1870

Manuscript signed

Title: [Copy of special orders instructing Captain Blocker to detain three men]

Floyd, Brigadier General Commanding Florida Forces, instructs Captain Haley T. Blocker, Commander of Coast Guard forces, to proceed to Porter's Bar (possibly located in Apalachicola Bay) "to make captives of John Futch, Cicero Franklin, and L. S. Spright & deliver the same to The Execution of this State." Authorized by B. F. Simmons, Assistant Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. Marked as a copy.

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