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Ordinance of Secession, 1861
(From: Florida Convention of the People, Ordinance of Secession, 1861, Series S972)
This 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 Legislature approved 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 on January
3, 1861 in Tallahassee, and passed the Ordinance of Secession on January 10,
declaring Florida to be "a sovereign and independent nation." The Convention
ratified the Constitution adopted by the Confederate States of America on April
13 and adjourned April 27, 1861.
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