I represent Henry Stuart, Esq. I appear on a listing of forces of the garrison at Ft. George at the surrender on May 10, 1781, listed as Deputy Quartermaster General. A quartermaster is an officer in the military in charge of acquiring supplies and managing the logistics to get them where they need to go. The Quartermaster General would be in charge of all this for the entire garrison. (The “Esq.” at the end of my name means I was a civilian gentleman, not an active duty military officer.) I was granted Lot 18 in Pensacola in 1765, which was a nice lot fronting the bay on Mansfield Street at Cumberland (now Zarragossa Street at Baylen – if Zarragossa still ran between Baylen and Spring Streets). In February 1777, I petitioned for a grant of 500 acres on the Tombigbee about 75 miles above Mobile. In March 1777, I petitioned for a grant of land on the Amite River, and I stated I was a Loyalist from South Carolina. I also appear on a list called “Pay due the Staff of the late garrison of Pensacola, prisoners of war to Spain, New York, June 30, 1782.” Most survivors of the garrison at Pensacola were sent by the Spanish to Long Island, New York within a few weeks. According to the pay list, I was detained in Havana – along with at least seven other members of the senior staff – from April 1, 1782 to June 30, 1782.
Sources: 34, 38, 86, 80, 116