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| date_of_birth = [[1776]]
| place_of_birth = Marseilles, France
| date_of_death = [[May 31]], [[1841]]| place_of_death =Pensacola, Florida
| occupation = Auctioneer, slave dealer, alderman
| religion =
'''Henrique Michelet''', also known as '''Henry Michelet''', was a Pensacola slave dealer, auctioneer, and city alderman.
A native of Marseilles, France,<refname="will">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 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.
At the time of his death in 1841, Michelet was a substantial landowner, holding hundreds of acres on the Escambia River as well as Bayou Chico. Michelet also once owned the land on the western end of [[Santa Rosa Island]] that became home to [[Fort Pickens]]. On [[May 28]], [[1828]], the United States purchased 1,181 arpents (about 997 acres) from Michelet for the sum of $4,000.<ref name="Bearss">Bearss, Edwin C. [http://palmm.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/uwf%3A3960#page/1/mode/1up ''Historic Structure Report, Fort Pickens''.] U.S. Department of the Interior, 1983.</ref>
Michelet's residence, recorded in his 1841 will, was Lot 118, Old City Tract, on the northwest corner of [[Baylen Street|Baylen]] and [[Government Street]]s.<ref name="will" />
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