Charles-town, (South-Carolina) December 12, 1766 : Sir, I am just returned from Mobile, (in West-Florida,) where I saw a very melancholy scene, the effects of a false description of that province, published by a certain proprietor of a British colony in America...

Format:

Book

Series:

LLMC-digital (Series)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Browne, Montfort.

Land grants--Alabama.

Land grants.

Land grants--West Florida.

History.

Alabama--History--To 1819--Sources.

Alabama.

West Florida--History--Sources.

West Florida.

Mobile (Ala.)--History--Sources.

Mobile (Ala.).

Alabama--Mobile.

United States--West Florida.

Genre:

History.

Sources.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages)

Other Title:

Sir, I am just returned from Mobile, (in West-Florida,) where I saw a very melancholy scene, the effects of a false description of that province, published by a certain proprietor of a British colony in America

Place of Publication:

[Charleston, S.C.] : [publisher not identified], [1766]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Describing the abandonment and distress of several foreigners who had been recruited and transported to West Florida by Lt. Gov. Montfort Browne, with the promise that they would receive 100 acres of land after three years in Browne's service.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed June 15, 2017).

Followed by: "Advantageous proposals; offered by M-----t B----e [that is, Montfort Browne], Esq; a proprietor and grantee from the crown of Great-Britain, of a large and extensive tract of land in West-Florida, in America."

Cited in:

Evans 10252

Gould & Morgan. South Carolina, 240

Contains:

Browne, Montfort. Advantageous proposals.

Other Format:

Print version: Charles-town, (South Carolina) December 12, 1766.

OCLC:

62807455

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.