What is now the counties of Baldwin and Mobile became part of Spanish West Florida in 1783, part of the independent Republic of West Florida in 1810, and was finally added to the Mississippi Territory in 1812.
wˌʌt ɪz nˈaʊ ðə kˈaʊntiz ʌv bˈɔːldwɪn ænd mˈoʊbəl bɪkˌeɪm pˈɑːɹt ʌv spˈænɪʃ wˈɛst flˈɔːɹɪdə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌv wˈɛst flˈɔːɹɪdə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn, ænd wʌz fˈaɪnəli ˈædᵻd tə ðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv.