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'''Henrique Michelet''', also known as '''Henry Michelet''', was a Pensacola slave dealer, auctioneer, and city alderman.  A native of Marseilles, France,<ref>Will of Henrique Michelet, 1841 [http://www.fl-genweb.org/escambia/wills/willmichelethenry.htm]</ref> Michelet married Dionisia de la Cruz in Cádiz, Spain in [[1795]], and the couple had three daughters, each of whom was born in Cádiz. Michelet later emigrated to the United States, settling in Pensacola, where the he operated an auctioneer business. In [[1821]], when Pensacola became United States territory, [[Andrew Jackson]] formed a municipal government and appointed Michelet as a city alderman.
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