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Hello again, I have had a good look through the editions of the Florida Historical Quarterly that you mentioned. I found a mention of "Captain Johnstone a military gentleman of the council" in the list of homeowners recorded at the end of the siege of Pensacola in 1781. I think this is probably the commander of my unit (Captain William Johnstone). Do you know if there are any records that may show where where the individuals on this list may have lived? Chris
[[Image:1778PurcellPlan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|1778 map]]
:Hi Chris. You know, we've had that list in our [[British Pensacola]] article, and I always just saw the name "Johnstone" and assumed it was [[George Johnstone]], but he would have been long gone by 1781. I think you're probably right that it was your unit's [[William Johnstone]], but unfortunately I don't have any specific information on where he might have lived. Perhaps within the walls of the [[Fort at Pensacola]]? That's where the barracks and officers' quarters were. The [[:Image:1778PurcellPlan.jpg|1778 Purcell Plan]] may be the most detailed map we have from around that time. Hope that helps! If you have any other info on Captain Johnstone, we'd be glad to have it. Thanks! <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">— '''''[[User:Admin|admin]]''''' • '''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]''''' </span> 08:28, 21 June 2009 (CDT)
