Compiled & contributed by Sherry Hicks, FEB 2000.
To His Honor Elias Durnford Esquire, Lieut Governor
and Commander in Chief In and Over his Majesty's province of West Florida,
Chancellour and Vice Admiral of the same &c &c
The Humble Address of The Inhabitants of
Mobile
May I please your Honor
We his Majesty's most dutiful
& loyal subjects the Inhabitants of Mobile do with the greatest sincerity
congratulate your Honor, on your appointment, and safe arrival in West Florida.
Events that must give the utmost satisfaction to every man who has
the welfare of his country at heart and we can not refrain from expressing
our joy on considering the pleasing prosepect we now have of seeing this
sometime neglected province use to that consepuence, which its natural advantages
under easy to be accomplished. But what affords us the highest satisfation
is to behold, the power of our Gracious Sovereign delegated to your Honor,
with whose unshaken ? we are already acquainted. And we are fully convinced
that Justice will be distributed in the most impartial manner. That
your decissions will be influenced by Equity, and that you will be always
distinguished by a conscientious discharge of the Trust reposed in
you.
WM GORDON |
CH STUART |
M GRANT |
WILLIAM STRUTHERS |
DUG CAMPBELL |
ALEX MCINTOSH |
BOUCHET |
HENRY LIZARS |
JOHN MCINTOSH |
PET SWANSON |
? |
JOHN MILLER |
JOSEPH CHASTANCE |
GEORGE CASTLES |
? |
AUG ROCHOVY |
FRANCOIS GERARD |
ALEX SOLOMONS |
R ROI |
W PEMBERTON |
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