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Florida Proclamation by William Marvin, Provisional Gov. of the State of Florida

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07690 Author/Creator: Florida Place Written: Tallahassee, FL Type: Broadside Date: 1865/08/26 Pagination: 1 sheet Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

Calls for the election of delegates to a convention for the re-establishment of state government in Florida. Gov. Marvin's proclamation is dated the 23rd, but the printing is dated the 26th.

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