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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04201 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1856 |
| Title | Billy Bowlegs and the Florida War |
| Date | 30 May 1856 |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Illustrated supplement to The Picayune newspaper. Describes its contents as a "faithful portrait of Billy Bowlegs, the last King of the Everglades." Explains activities in the Seminole Wars since 1835 and dubs Bowlegs a "keen, cunning and determined warrior." Illustrated with an engraving of the Seminole Indian chief holding a rifle made from a photograph by J.H. Clark. |
| Subjects | Seminole War American Indian History Military History Journalism |
| People | Bowlegs, Billy (ca. 1810-1859) |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |