1859 Recomendations for positions in Apalachicola
Executive Chamber, Tallahassee, Jan. 4, 1859. Hon. John B. Galbraith, Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir: I respectively recommend the following nominations for the advice and consent of the General Assembly: ...For Port Wardens at the Port of Apalachicola-Frederick Fuller, Edward Williams, John L. McFarlain, Henry Swain, Chas. Robinson and Francis Pike. ...For Commissioners of Pilotage of the Port of Apalachicola-Capt. George Buchanan, Benj. Ellison, Samuel Benezet, Robert Myers and Francis Allender. For Cotton Weighers at Apalachicola-Thomas Matthews, Chas. J. Shepard, R. H. Goodlett, Reuben L. Harrison, Simon K. Bull and Henry K. Simmons.... Very respectfully, M. S. Perry
Information form Florida House of Representatives Journal 1859. Located in the Florida Room (Dorothy Dodd Room), Florida State Archives. Page 295.
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