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'''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> |
'''Peter Chester''' (died 1799) was the last governor of the British colony of [[West Florida]] from August 1770 until 9 May 1781.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Peter_Chester_Third_Governor_of_the_Prov.html?id=MnV9MgEACAAJ|title=Peter Chester, Third Governor of the Province of British West Florida Under British Dominion, 1770-1781|first=Eron Opha Moore|last=Rowland|date=July 25, 1925|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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[[George Washington]] wrote to him March 25, 1773.<ref> |
[[George Washington]] wrote to him March 25, 1773.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-09-02-0154|title=Founders Online: From George Washington to Peter Chester, 25 March 1773|website=founders.archives.gov}}</ref> He was the area's third governor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/peter-chester-third-governor-of-the-province-of-british-west-florida-under-british-dominion-1770-1781/oclc/1857630|title=Peter Chester, third governor of the province of British West Florida under British dominion, 1770-1781,|date=July 25, 1925|via=Open WorldCat}}</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>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/30138906.pdf?seq=1|title=Relations with the Indians in West Florida during the Administration of Governor Peter Chester, 1770-1781 on JSTOR}}</ref> [[Robert Ross]] also wrote a letter to Chester.<ref>https://ir.uwf.edu/islandora/object/uwf:23793</ref> |
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British artist [[Arthur Devis]] (1711 – 1787) produced an oil paiting of a hunting scene with Peter Chester, his brother Edward Chester who owned [[Cockenhatch]] estate manager Thomas Gorsuch,{{cn}} and a clergyman.<ref>https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/ |
British artist [[Arthur Devis]] (1711 – 1787) produced an oil paiting of a hunting scene with Peter Chester, his brother Edward Chester who owned [[Cockenhatch]] estate manager Thomas Gorsuch,{{cn}} and a clergyman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5523255|title=Arthur Devis (1711-1787) , Group portrait, including Edward Chester (1712-1767), owner of Cockenhatch, his brother, Peter (1720-1799), Governor of Florida, a groom and the clergyman of the parish of Barkway, Rev. William Andrew, full-length, in a landscape with hounds beyond|website=www.christies.com}}</ref> |
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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> |
Chester focused on agricultural development and the [[Lower Mississippi Valley]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mshistorynow.mdah.state.ms.us/articles/66/mississippi-under-british-rule-british-west-florida|title=Mississippi Under British Rule - British West Florida | Mississippi History Now|website=mshistorynow.mdah.state.ms.us}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 17:03, 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] Robert Ross also wrote a letter to Chester.[5]
British artist Arthur Devis (1711 – 1787) produced an oil paiting of a hunting scene with Peter Chester, his brother Edward Chester who owned Cockenhatch estate manager Thomas Gorsuch,[citation needed] and a clergyman.[6]
Chester focused on agricultural development and the Lower Mississippi Valley.[7]
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- ^ Rowland, Eron Opha Moore (July 25, 1925). "Peter Chester, Third Governor of the Province of British West Florida Under British Dominion, 1770-1781" – via Google Books.
- ^ "Founders Online: From George Washington to Peter Chester, 25 March 1773". founders.archives.gov.
- ^ "Peter Chester, third governor of the province of British West Florida under British dominion, 1770-1781,". July 25, 1925 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ "Relations with the Indians in West Florida during the Administration of Governor Peter Chester, 1770-1781 on JSTOR" (PDF).
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- ^ "Arthur Devis (1711-1787) , Group portrait, including Edward Chester (1712-1767), owner of Cockenhatch, his brother, Peter (1720-1799), Governor of Florida, a groom and the clergyman of the parish of Barkway, Rev. William Andrew, full-length, in a landscape with hounds beyond". www.christies.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Under British Rule - British West Florida | Mississippi History Now". mshistorynow.mdah.state.ms.us.
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