John A. Austin

I represent John Austin. I was a resident of British West Florida, primarily in Mobile. Like many men of commerce or politics in Mobile, though, I had plenty of dealings in Pensacola. I signed a petition requesting the recall of Governor Peter Chester on March 10, 1779 at the Carolina Coffee House in Pensacola, and took a loan from business partners Messrs. Struthers, Swanson, Midler & McGillivray in the same day. For that loan, I used two enslaved people as collateral.

Sources: 7, 12, 32

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