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Bowles, William Augustus, 1763 or 1764-1805

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1763 - 1805-12

Biography

William Augustus Bowles, also known as Estajoca, was a Maryland-born Loyalist officer during the American Revolution, and later English adventurer and organizer of Native American attempts to create their own state outside of the control of the United States, Spain, or Great Britain.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Williaim August Bowles Proclamation, 1799-10-31

 Item
Identifier: MC-1954-24
Scope and Contents

A handwritten document by William A. Bowles, this is a proclamation dated October 31, 1799, expelling all Spaniards and Americans from the independent "State of Muskogee" issued from Wakina, Florida.

Dates: 1799-10-31