(FLORIDA) The Floridian No 40 Vol I

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(FLORIDA.) The Floridian, No. 40, Vol. I. 4 pages, 20 1/2 x 13 inches, on 2 sheets; tape repair to first leaf, third page slightly cropped. Pensacola, FL, 1 June 1822

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An early issue of what was the newly-minted Florida Territory's only newspaper, preceded only by two short-lived St. Augustine newspapers in 1783 and 1821. Local news in this issue includes planning for the town's first Fourth of July, and a note on two St. Augustine mariners who applied for citizenship only to gain protection from pirates.