Henry Yonge, Jr. to Governor Patrick Tonyn
St. Augustine, May 8, 1777 “Some time past a number of Doctor Turnbull’s people applied to me to redress some grievances they complained of . . . I observe a number of cruelties & indeed…
The Plant That Started It All
Indigo plants appear as lush, green shrubs, with the ideal time to harvest being just before the flowers open. True indigo (Indigofera tinctoria) is the source of a natural blue dye. According to the Missouri…
The Settlers Set Sail
They boarded in Mahon, left for Gibraltar then East Florida in 1768. Number of passengers aboard the ships during the Atlantic crossing. 1768 The number of passengers has been a topic of discussion for a…
Bishop Pellicer
PELLICER, ANTHONY DOMINIC AMBROSE (1824–1880).Anthony Dominic Pellicer, first bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Antonio (see SAN ANTONIO, CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF), was born on December 7, 1824, in St. Augustine, Florida, the son of…
Kings Road
In the early days of settling New Smyrna, the section (marked red) of King’s Road was completed, from St. Augustine to New Smyrna. In 1777 the Minorcans left New Smyrna with the permission of Governor…
Stronger Together
A Cohesive Group – what kept them together. The group, including the Greeks and Italians, remained almost entirely endogamous, that is, contracting marriage only within their own group. There were a few exceptions, including the…