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3

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30

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Jane Brevard Darby scrapbook: Poem, n.d., 9 pp. plus cover page, in the form of a printed pamphlet, entitled ''San Louis,'' about ''the remains of an old and extensive Spanish fort'' west of Tallahassee, which, ''the last stronghold of Spanish chivalry, was itself invested and after a most bloody and terrific assault, fell into the hands of the savages. . . upon this spot some awful and unexpected calamity, the result too of war, smote the Indian race. In proof of this it is only necessary to mention that even as late as the cession of Florida, the Seminoles could not be induced by any consideration whatever, to pass by its ruins alone. . .'' Pamphlet is inscribed, ''Presented to Miss Mary Call By her sincere friend Lucien [last name illegible].''

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CALL FAMILY PAPERS (continued)

Folder Description

Jane Brevard Darby scrapbook: Poem, n.d., 9 pp. plus cover page, in the form of a printed pamphlet, entitled ''San Louis,'' about ''the remains of an old and extensive Spanish fort'' west of Tallahassee, which, ''the last stronghold of Spanish chivalry, was itself invested and after a most bloody and terrific assault, fell into the hands of the savages. . . upon this spot some awful and unexpected calamity, the result too of war, smote the Indian race. In proof of this it is only necessary to mention that even as late as the cession of Florida, the Seminoles could not be induced by any consideration whatever, to pass by its ruins alone. . .'' Pamphlet is inscribed, ''Presented to Miss Mary Call By her sincere friend Lucien [last name illegible].''