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THBSeminole Indians Defeated in Rare Florida Newspaper, 1842
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The Florida Sentinel. Tallahassee, FL: May 27, 1842. 4pp, 16.75 x 23 in.
Page 2 of this rare Florida newspaper, headlined "Affairs in Florida," reprints a May 10, 1842 letter from US President John Tyler, which discusses the defeat of the Seminole Indians in the Second Seminole War, plans to remove them from the state, and the US Government's intention to encourage the settlement of the Territory:
The season for active hostilities in Florida having nearly terminated, my attention has necessarily been directed to the course of measures to be pursued hereafter in relation to the few Indians yet remaining in that Territory. Their number is believed not to exceed two hundred and forty, of whom there are supposed to be about eighty warriors, or males capable of bearing arms. The further pursuit of these miserable beings by a large military force, seems to be as injudicious as it is unavailing. The history of the last year's campaign in Florida, has satisfactorily shown that...the Indian mode of warfare, their dispersed condition, and the very smallness of their numbers, which increases the difficulty of finding them in the abundant and almost inaccessible hiding places of the Territory, render any further attempt to subdue them by force impracticable, except by the employment of the most expensive means...I have, therefore, authorized the colonel in command there, as soon as he shall deem it expedient, to declare that hostilities against the Indians have ceased...
The President concludes his communication by stating that the remaining Indians will be encouraged to join "their brethren at the West," and that he will submit to Congress for consideration an inducement allowing land to the head of a family that will occupy it as well as provisions and arms.
The Second Seminole War ended in 1842 resulting in a portion of Seminoles being removed West, while a smaller number was allowed to remain on an unofficial reservation in Southwest Florida. President Tyler's inducement was made official in August 1842 when Congress passed the Florida Armed Occupation Act granting 160 acres of land in Florida to new settlers who were willing to occupy, improve, and defend their homestead for a minimum of five years.
Condition
Paper completely separated along vertical fold. Page 2 has 2 pieces of scotch tape, approximately 4 in. and 4.5 in. respectively, running horizontally in midsection of paper. Small losses along bottom edge line on Page 3/4. Slight toning. No text affected.
Excellent working condition. All teeth (62) on comb present and intact.
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