| Description | Reasons for establishing the intended government on the Mississippi at the White Cliffs near Point Coupe, signed by merchants, American officers and intentional settlers and addressed to Lord Dartmouth, upwards of 4000 persons from different parts of America and Europe are settled on lands between the Natchez and Lake Maurapa, importance of forming a seat of government on the Mississippi, reasons why the White Cliffs, in Montfort Browne's possession is the best spot for such an establishment, Governor Browne has offered a large tract of land adjoining these cliffs for building purposes.
[1772] further reasons for the immediate establishment of a government on the Mississippi in the province of West Florida, humbly submitted to the consideration of the right honourable the Earl of Dartmouth, commercial advantages that will accrue to Britain and the West Indies from this establishment. |