I represent Jacob Blackwell. I was a resident of British West Florida, primarily in Mobile but in order to conduct business of both private and government nature, I would have spent time in Pensacola. I was recommended as postmaster for the colony, and in 1768 I sent a letter to the Earl of Hillsborough, Secretary of State for the Colonies at the time, with recommendations for improving the conveyance of mail in American and explaining the importance of reliable mail service. In the end I became the Collector of Customs and the port of Mobile. I was appointed to the first Council of West Florida which met in November 1764. After the imposition of the notorious Stamp Act in 1765, I became the distributor of stamps. I wore more than one hat in West Florida: I was described in one source as an army contractor, and in another as “Agent Victualler for His Majesty’s Ships.” General Haldimand once wrote that the arrival of my wife made “a very pleasant addition to our society.” My wife may have been Rebecca Blackwell, but there is not enough information to confirm that. I was appointed to the Governor’s Council and Upper House of the 6th General Assembly, due to meet in March 1772, but which was never convened. I left for London in 1772 and never returned – I died in 1775.
Sources: 3, 12, 15, 42, 6, 92, 116