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'''Peter Chester''' (died 1799) was governor of the British colony of [[West Florida]] from August 1770 until 9 May 1781.<ref>https://books.google.com/books/about/Peter_Chester_Third_Governor_of_the_Prov.html?id=MnV9MgEACAAJ</ref>
'''Peter Chester''' (died 1799) was the last governor of the British colony of [[West Florida]] from August 1770 until 9 May 1781.<ref>https://books.google.com/books/about/Peter_Chester_Third_Governor_of_the_Prov.html?id=MnV9MgEACAAJ</ref>


[[George Washington]] wrote to him March 25, 1773.<ref>https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-09-02-0154</ref> He was the area's third governor.<ref>https://www.worldcat.org/title/peter-chester-third-governor-of-the-province-of-british-west-florida-under-british-dominion-1770-1781/oclc/1857630</ref> Chester dealt with issues related to Native Americans in Florida. John Stuart was the Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Southern District of North America. <ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/30138906.pdf?seq=1</ref>
[[George Washington]] wrote to him March 25, 1773.<ref>https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-09-02-0154</ref> He was the area's third governor.<ref>https://www.worldcat.org/title/peter-chester-third-governor-of-the-province-of-british-west-florida-under-british-dominion-1770-1781/oclc/1857630</ref> Chester dealt with issues related to Native Americans in Florida. John Stuart was the Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Southern District of North America. <ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/30138906.pdf?seq=1</ref>


British artist [[Arthur Devis]] (1711 – 1787) produced an oil paiting of a hunting scene with A hunt portrait including Edward Chester the owner of [[Cockenhatch]] Edward Chester, his brother Peter Chester, and estate manager, Thomas Gorsuch.
British artist [[Arthur Devis]] (1711 – 1787) produced an oil paiting of a hunting scene with A hunt portrait including Edward Chester the owner of [[Cockenhatch]] Edward Chester, his brother Peter Chester, and estate manager, Thomas Gorsuch.

Chester focused on agricultural development and the [[Lower Mississippi Valley]].<ref>http://mshistorynow.mdah.state.ms.us/articles/66/mississippi-under-british-rule-british-west-florida</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 16:56, 25 July 2020

Peter Chester (died 1799) was the last governor of the British colony of West Florida from August 1770 until 9 May 1781.[1]

George Washington wrote to him March 25, 1773.[2] He was the area's third governor.[3] Chester dealt with issues related to Native Americans in Florida. John Stuart was the Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Southern District of North America. [4]

British artist Arthur Devis (1711 – 1787) produced an oil paiting of a hunting scene with A hunt portrait including Edward Chester the owner of Cockenhatch Edward Chester, his brother Peter Chester, and estate manager, Thomas Gorsuch.

Chester focused on agricultural development and the Lower Mississippi Valley.[5]

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