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Book/Printed Material Ordinance of Secession, 1861.

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Title

  • Ordinance of Secession, 1861.

Summary

  • This document is a one-page handwritten copy of the Ordinance of Secession passed on January 10, 1861, by the members of the Florida Convention of the People (commonly referred to as the Secession Convention). Pursuant to an act of the Florida legislature approved on November 30, 1860, Governor Madison S. Perry issued a proclamation calling an election on Saturday, December 22, 1860, for delegates to a convention to address the issue of whether Florida had a right to withdraw from the Union. The Secession Convention met in Tallahassee on January 3, 1861, and passed, on January 10, the Ordinance of Secession. The ordinance declared Florida to be "a sovereign and independent nation." On April 13, the convention ratified the constitution adopted by the Confederate States of America. The convention adjourned on April 27, 1861.

Names

  • Florida Convention of the People, 1860-1861 Creator.

Created / Published

  • Tallahassee, Florida : [publisher not identified], 1861.

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Florida
  • -  1861-01-10
  • -  Confederate States of America
  • -  Politics and government
  • -  Secession
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 page.
  • -  Original resource at: State Library and Archives of Florida.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • United States History

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667639

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Florida Convention Of The People, Creator. Ordinance of Secession. [Tallahassee, Florida: publisher not identified, 1861] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667639/.

APA citation style:

Florida Convention Of The People, C. (1861) Ordinance of Secession. [Tallahassee, Florida: publisher not identified] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667639/.

MLA citation style:

Florida Convention Of The People, Creator. Ordinance of Secession. [Tallahassee, Florida: publisher not identified, 1861] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667639/>.