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Record Group Number: 900000
Series/Collection Number: M88- 47
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Title, Dates: British West Florida land records, 1774, 1806.
Amount: 2.00 item
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Organization/Arrangement: Chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     When France, Spain and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris in 1763, Spain ceded Florida to Britain, which then divided the land into East and West Florida. East Florida was everything east of the Apalachicola River; West Florida was the land between the Apalachicola and Mississippi Rivers. To draw settlers, the London Board of Trade granted land to anyone willing to settle in Florida. East and West Florida remained British colonies until 1783 when Britain and Spain signed the Treaty of Versailles (part of the Peace of Paris) and Britain ceded the entire Florida territory to Spain.
Summary:     The collection contains two items that document British ownership of Florida land. Both items relate to land transactions in the territory. The first is an indenture between William Watson and Arthur Neil of Pensacola, dated November 4, 1774. It concerns the transfer of lands near Pensacola. The second document is from John Bradley of Middlesex County, England, and dated December 15, 1806. In it, Bradley gives his power of attorney for several tracts of land around Pensacola Bay and in Louisiana to Seth Hunt. Bradley bought these tracts during the British Period.
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Subject Access Fields: Land settlement Florida
Deeds. aat
Florida History To 1821
Pensacola (Fla.)
West Florida.
Added Entries Bradley, John, fl. 1806
Neil, Arthur, fl. 1774
Watson, William, fl. 1774