Documents of the British possessions of East and West Florida, 1762-1801.

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Documents of the British possessions of East and West Florida, 1762-1801.

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Papers, correspondence. General Sir Frederick Haldimand, George Johnstone (Governor of West Florida), Patrick Tonyn (Governor of East Florida), Lt. Col. James Bruce, Peter Chester (Governor of West Florida), Lt. Col. M.G. Glasier, Pensacola, Florida, Lt. Gov. Monforte Brown, fortifications at Pensacola, Florida and Savannah, Georgia, troop movements from Pensacola and Mobile to the Mississippi River, St. Augustine, Florida, James Moore, rangers, Lord George Germain (Secretary of State for the Colonies), Charlestown, South Carolina, military and naval intelligence, Lords of the Treasury, construction in Pensacola, French and rebel attacks, Johnstown, New York, and London. There are 42 items on West Florida and 11 items on East Florida.

Letters: 13.

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Haldimand, Frederick, Sir, 1718-1791

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Frederick Haldimand was a British Army officer in Quebec and Governor-General of Canada. Son of Francois Louis and Marie (de Trytorreus) Haldimand, he was born in Neufchatel, Switzerland, Aug. 11, 1713. A soldier of fortune, he served in various European armies, and in 1756, came to America as lt. col. in the Royal American. He served in the Seven Years' War; was lt. gov. of Three Rivers District, 1762-64; in 1767 was in command of the Southern district of N.A. with headqua...

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 ...

Chester, Peter, approximately 1717-1799

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Governor of West Florida Territory. From the description of Letters with statement of Peter Chester, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451886 Governor. Peter Chester was Governor of British West Florida. From the description of Papers, 1772-1777. (Florida State University). WorldCat record id: 50673917 ...

Campbell, John, Major, 1753-1784.

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Walsh, Ralph

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Tonyn, Patrick, 1725-1804

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Epithet: Lieutenant-Colonel British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000266.0x000032 Epithet: Major-General British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000266.0x000033 ...

Bruce, James C. (James Coles), 1806-1865

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William Webb Wilkins (d. 1859?), James Coles Bruce (1806-1865), and James Alexander Seddon (1815-1880) were partners in the ownership of sugar and cotton plantations, a saw mill, and a cooper's shop in Saint James Parish and Carroll Parish, Louisiana. From the description of Bruce, Seddon, and Wilkins plantation records, 1741-1865 (bulk 1847-1854). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122505685 ...

Germain, George, Lord

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Brown, Montforte, Lt. Governor.

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Glasier, M. G., Lt. Col.

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Great Britain. Colonial Office

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Following charges of mail fraud in 1922, Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) leader Marcus Garvey planned a world tour scheduled to begin in February 1923 to counter the negative publicity. Garvey's intentions provoked anxiety among British colonial officials which then put him and other UNIA members in British West African colonies under surveillance. From the description of Universal Negro Improvement Association miscellaneous collection, 1922-1923. (New York Public Libr...