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Letters Concerning Spanish Spies in Florida During the Spanish American War, 1898

(From: Governor Bloxham, Correspondence, 1897-1901, Series 578; and Governor, Territorial and State Governors' Letterbooks, 1836-1909, Series 32)

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Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 29th 1898
 
To His Excellency the Governor of Florida

      Dr Sir
  I beg to ask your excellency for position to
look up Spanish Spies in Florida. There are no
doubt many in this Country this is Spains means
of warfare barbarism destruction of life and
property - Enclosed please find my history
and references. I have filed a bond of $5000
here to act as a State Detective but there is
nothing much to do in this State I have been
Employed in the English Detective Service and
                                          
   

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