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How Andrew Jackson set up a good government for Pensacola and Florida Dean DeBolt, Special to the News Journal © Library of Congress A drawing of Andrew Jackson, entitled Major General Andrew Jackson, painted by Thomas Sully and engraved by James B. Longacre in 1820. Editor s note: This is the third of a series of stories that will be featured in the Pensacola News Journal each week leading up to the 200th anniversary of Escambia County. Look for these stories each Monday in print. When Andrew Jackson and his company arrived at Manuel Gonzalez s farm on Eleven Mile Road on June 15, 1821, he was worried about two things: how to set up a government in the new territory of Florida, and would the Spanish be cooperative in the transfer of Florida. He had declined President James Monroe s first offer of the governorship, but he later accepted as friends pointed out that Jackson knew Florida, knew whom to trust and could fill positions in the new government wi

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