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Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 1 1 Browse Search
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Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States. (search)
regard to their own safety compels them to provide, under certain contingencies, for the temporary occupation of the said territory; they, at the same time, declare that the said territory shall, in their hands, remain subject to a future negotiation. The President at once appointed Gen. George Matthews and Col. John McKee commissioners for carrying into, effect the provisions of Congress. (Annals of Congress, 1811-1812, pp. 1687, 1692.) These commissioners received instructions January 26, 1811. They were directed to enter into negotiations with Governor Folch for the surrender of the portion of West Florida still in his possession, and with the governor of East Florida for the surrender of that province. In case of the amicable surrender, they were authorized to pledge to Governor Folch, of West Florida, or to Colonel Estrada, the acting governor of East Florida, the faith of the United States for the redelivery of the province to the lawful sovereign of Spain. They were f