I represent John Blommart. I entered the Royal Navy at a young age; in 1764 I was given command of a vessel and sent to West Florida. I was appointed Agent Victualler of the Royal Navy there in 1766 and the following year I was elected to represent Campbelltown in the House of Commons for the West Florida General Assembly. For the next two General Assemblies I was elected to represent Pensacola. I had a child, Daniel, with my consort, Mary Dwyer. He was baptized – probably as an infant – on January 9, 1769. As the 1770s progressed, I was a merchant of high standing and known for my familiarity with the local indigienous peoples. I was on a mission to them when James Willing and his American raiders came down the Mississippi, plundering British-held properties and taking prisoners. I was held in New Orleans until Col. John McGillivray liberated me. I became Commandant of a West Florida provincial militia and in September of 1778 I was appointed barrack master at Ft. Panmure, near Natchez. When I that fort fell, I was taken prisoner, my property confiscated, and I was kept in conditions that threatened my health. I was taken to Jamaica and arrived there in August 1783. By the time I made my claim to the Crown for lost property in 1790, I was living in Guernsey.
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