Editing Panton, Leslie and Company

[[Image:PantonMansion1890s.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A circa 1890s photo of the [[William Panton Mansion]], former headquarters of Panton, Leslie and Company]]
'''Panton, Leslie and Company''' was a trading company headquartered in Pensacola that held an effective monopoly on [[Native American]] commerce during Florida's [[second Spanish period]]. It was established in [[1783]] by [[William Panton]] and [[John Leslie]], Scottish merchants who were forced to leave Georgia during the [[American Revolution]]. Panton and [[John Forbes]] relocated to Pensacola in [[1785]] and partnered with [[Creek]] chief [[Alexander McGillivray]], who facilitated much of the trade.

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[[Category:Defunct businesses]] [[Category:Second Spanish period]]