Rodney Home letter to Mr. Blackett [manuscript], 1764 October.

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Rodney Home letter to Mr. Blackett [manuscript], 1764 October.

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Home, Pensacola, Florida, comments on the abundant natural resources of colonial West Florida, life on the Gulf coast including dining with the governor and Indian chiefs, trade with Indians, and trade expectations. Home's mention of fly fishing is the earliest recorded in North America.

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Home, Rodney, fl. 1764.

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Merchant who came to West Florida with the first British royal governor, George Johnstone. From the description of Rodney Home letter to Mr. Blackett [manuscript], 1764 October. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 276997765 ...

Blackett, Mr., fl. 1764,

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West Florida. Governor (1763-1767 : Johnstone)

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Johnstone, George, 1730-1787

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Famous commodore Johnston. From the description of Autograph letter signed, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270488823 Johnstone, a British naval officer, served as governor of West Florida from 1763 to 1767. In 1778 he was one of three commissioners sent to America to try to negotiate an end to the war. From the description of ALS, 1778, June 19, off New Castle, Del., to Richard Oswald. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122466148 ...