John Innerarity papers, 1800-1854.

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John Innerarity papers, 1800-1854.

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Correspondence includes letters from John Leslie to William Panton concerning shipments and prices of goods, an Indian raid led by William Bowles on a store owned by Panton, Leslie and Company, and the hiring of additional employees including John Innerarity. Financial matters discussed in letters include accounts of Panton, Leslie and Company, shipments of goods, purchases and sales of slaves by John Innerarity and his brother James for a plantation in Georgia, the trial of individuals connected with William Bowles, and the succession of Henrietta Innerarity, John's sister. Letters relating to Innerarity's French consular service (1835-1853) discuss land claims in the Floridas, political appointments, the activities of Andrew Jackson, and the Mexican War. Other issues discussed include personal financial matters, the slave trade, foreign sailing vessels, and a yellow fever epidemic in Mobile, Alabama (1834).

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Panton, Leslie & Company

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Leslie, J.

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Leslie was Commandant of an English army camp in Rhodesia (i.e. Zimbabwe) during the Boer War. From the description of ALS, 1900 July 19 : Bulawayo [Zimbabwe] to "dear Granny." (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 27141671 ...

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,...

Panton, William, 1742-1801

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Forbes, John, 1769-1823

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Innerarity, John, 1783-1854

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John Innerarity was the representative in Pensacola, Fla., of the mercantile house of John Forbes and Co. of Mobile, Ala., which succeeded the firm of Panton, Leslie and Co. Alexander McGillivray is said to have been a silent partner in both firms, which specialized in the Indian trade. The Forbes firm was controlled by the Innerarity brothers, James and John, and by John Forbes, though James seems to have managed the firm as well as his own cotton plantation. From the description of...

Bowles, William Augustus, 1763 or 1764-1805

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Adventurer. From the description of William Augustus Bowles papers, 1791-1799. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451177 Epithet: of Add MS 28727 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000473.0x000027 Epithet: General of Creek Indians British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000473.0x000021 ...