Letter from William O. Winston in Nashville, to James Caller on the Tombigbee River in the Mississippi Territory (later Alabama).
In the letter Winston introduces Caller to man from Virginia, who has recently been appointed as a land commissioner east of the Pearl River. He mentions the "probability of a speedy admission" of the Mississippi Territory as a state, and he discusses the possible acquisition of East Flori...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter Winston introduces Caller to man from Virginia, who has recently been appointed as a land commissioner east of the Pearl River. He mentions the "probability of a speedy admission" of the Mississippi Territory as a state, and he discusses the possible acquisition of East Florida; "Will it be added to the Miss. T.Y.? or will it be made a T.Y. to itself? and in the latter event...what think you of the feasibility of my being appointed Govr. of the same? Dont smile at this - I should like much to hear from you upon these topics." |
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