Marie Taylor Greenslade Papers, 1764-1900.

Panton, Leslie & Company

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Greenslade, Marie Taylor

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Marie Taylor Greenslade is a descendent of John Innerarity, an associate in the Panton, Leslie, and Company, as well as the successors, John Forbes and Company. From the guide to the Marie Taylor Greenslade Papers, 1764-1900, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida) ...

John Forbes & Company

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John Forbes was born in Scotland, and he received his education at King's College in old Aberdeen, where he studied Greek, mathematics, philosophy and divinity. The University of Aberdeen conferred on him the degree of Master of Arts in 1763. Later the same year, he was ordained by the bishops of the Church of England as deacon and priest. After Florida became a British possession, the Spanish evacuated, leaving few people in the area, so the English tried to encourage new settlers,...