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> It says Fort Mead [sic]
Either a mistake it happens, or a drop.
I'm not finding much on a "Fort" "Mead"
But this politician has a story which might somehow, tangentially be related:
< Cowles Mead
< https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/cowles-mead/
Here is the pertinent bit:
After moving to Georgia, Mead launched a fierce 1804 campaign for a seat in the US Congress. The election was close, and ballots from three counties were delayed by a hurricane. Georgia’s governor certified the election without the missing counties, declaring Mead the winner by 169 votes. Mead took his congressional seat in 1805, but his opponent, Thomas Spalding, refused to concede. A November 1805 recount that included the delayed ballots gave Spalding the seat by a thirty-nine-vote margin. This political reversal was temporary, however, and on 20 January 1806 Jefferson appointed Mead secretary of the Mississippi Territory, which then included the present states of Mississippi and Alabama. The secretary’s powers were nearly absolute, and nearby foreign disputes with the Spanish on the Louisiana border and near Mobile helped to expand Mead’s emergency powers.