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'''Antoine''' (or '''Anthony''') '''Collins''' was an early resident of territorial Florida during the [[antebellum period]] who operated the [[Collins Hotel]] and served as [[Escambia County Sheriff]] from [[1847]] to [[1851]].He also served on the city's [[Board of Aldermen]] in [[1834]] and [[1837]].<ref>[http://www.flgenhistonline.com/counties/escambia/people/aldermen.htm List of Aldermen]</ref>
In one anecdote, [[Wikipedia:Uriah P. Levy|Uriah P. Levy]], then commander of the war sloop ''Vandalia'', was in Pensacola and called Collins "a damned blackguard," after which Collins proceeded "to wring his [Levy's] nose severely, without [Levy] making any resistance." For this, Levy was charged with cowardice by his commanding officer.<ref>James E. Vale. ''Rocks and Shoals: Naval Discipline in the Age of Fighting Sail''. Naval Institute Press, 1996.</ref>
