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'''''The Floridian''''' was the first newspaper in Northwest Florida. It published its first issue on [[August 18]], [[1821]], with an account of Florida's [[1821 transfer of Florida|transfer to the United States]]. The second page contained [[Andrew Jackson]]'s proclamation to territory residents and a letter to troops. The paper was bilingual, with an English version in the left-hand column and a Spanish version on the right.
Publication stopped in [[1822]] due to financial issues. The paper was picked up by [[John Fitzgerald and Co.]] , commencing publishing on [[March 8]], [[1823]]; however, the venture did not last, and continued publishing until the final issue was published [[1824December 20]]of the same year.
[[Category:Newspapers|Floridian]]