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==Involvement in the slave trade==
Prior to the United States' annexation of West Florida in 1821, Michelet was involved in the importation of slaves to Pensacola. In 1818, several vessels left Havana, Cuba, bound for Pensacola with cargoes of African slaves, some of whom were consigned to Michelet. The vessels were seized by the United States before landing in Pensacola, however.<ref>[Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury 1826 http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/USN/Navy/(1826-04-18)%20139%20H.doc.163%20Slavers%20Marino,%20Constitution,%20Lou.pdf]</ref>
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The August 30, 1823 issue of the ''Pensacola Gazette'' includes an advertisement for an auction to be held "at the Auction Store of Henry Michelett," at which an enslaved woman and child would be sold.<ref>Pensacola Gazette. 30 August 1823.</ref>
