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Act Establishing Florida Statehood, 1845
(From: An Act For The Admission of the
States of Iowa and Florida Into The Union, 1845, Collection M81-22)
The Act establishing statehood for
Iowa and Florida was approved on March 3, 1845 by the second session of the
28th Congress. At the end of this document is indicated "March 5th, 1845.
A true copy from the roll in this department."
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28th
Congress
Second
Session
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Begun and held at
the City of Washington
in the District of
Columbia on Monday
the second day of
December, eighteen
hundred and
forty-four
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An Act for the Admission
of the States of Iowa
and Florida into the Union
Whereas, the people of
the territory of Iowa
did, on the Seventh
day of October, eighteen
hundred and fourty-four,
by a convention of delegates
called and assembled for
that purpose, form for
themselves a constitution
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