I represent Phillip Livingston. I was private secretary and right-hand man to Governor Peter Chester from 1770 to 1778. I was also the Receiver General of Quit Rents in West Florida (a quit rent was a tax payable every year by landowners on their property). I was an American – as in, born in America – a rarity in the colony of West Florida. My family was prominent in New York and Governor Chester granted them (and I) land and other favors. I became involved in land speculation and acquired upwards of 40,000 acres, mostly on the Mississippi River. I was a member of the West Florida Council, which not only advised the Governor but also served as the Upper House in the provincial General Assembly. I was seriously injured in 1772 when a bakery in Pensacola caught fire and it spread to the soldiers’ huts.
Sources: 3, 7, 6, 14, 36, 65, 66, 6