july interpreter languages particularly french british spanish americans states mississippi alabama son prominent interpreter spent late 18th century vicinity mobile changed hands french british spanish control language culture involved treaties europeans natives young man mistress known children age legally married mobile woman european descent years marriage moved new family area plantation power diminished important interpreter important political changes occurring gulf_coast concluded france united_states american settlers inside outside spanish west florida increased pressure spain american control territory transfer officially place spanish essentially florida trust united_states played major role transfer keeping indians informed events considered interpreter region men prominence including governor louisiana justice peace recommended position united_states agent talk gave eve war touted historian masterpiece diplomacy displayed deep understanding native language culture died leaving minor children substantial estate acres land slaves known children different women leaves numerous descendants known descendant national_football_league quarterback associations property owners prominent officials demonstrate person high social standing life ancestry born near mobile french louisiana son grandfather came france tradition cabin boy placed shore near contact natives father government interpreter commissioned explain terms treaty paris natives conclusion french indian war mother daughter swiss soldier early life learning father fluent languages french english spanish languages including lands gulf coast held british nearly decades following treaty paris ability maintain control diminished time september british ceded lands east west florida spain treaty versailles father died year treaty followed father career father plantation continuing reside mobile near mother spent early adult years natives initially employed french interpreter language soon coming employ british later spanish understood language point translation challenged grandfather married tribe asked tribe replace interpreter said personal friend celebrated indian chief relates point acted interpreter military commanders general worked indians behalf spanish government named special commissioner reputation competent valuable interpreter grew quickly letter governor wrote going reside employed king spain serve interpreter best province great influence minds indians knows lead firmly necessary built house miles village chief friendly present fort located territory near mouth treaty signed october treaty spain signed king creek nations representing chiefs signed witness january wrote letter spanish commander warning great rumor americans coming destroy difficult straits time consumption alcohol corn crop failure brought earlier drought stealing horses tribes europeans horses stolen staying near felt actions instigated americans sent villages assess feelings natives following treaty built fort location french earlier built fort named honor alliance spanish indians late living near fort confederation moved moved house road future father law spending time locations returned mobile occupied house loyal street associated including maintained close ties new_orleans called city record son simon having seven children women legally married mobile following birth children mobile moved new family plantations near mississippi shortly following americans showing great interest west florida governed spain important interpreter service americans continuing work spanish eventually compelled control florida lands importance initially sprung influence native tribes particularly power people declined important turbulent times transition spanish american rule west florida period early 19th century spanish authorities losing hold variety reasons reason piracy american following americans felt included purchase means spain attempt hold region commission important settlers work government regard assigned confirm land deeds spanish accelerated rate attempt stem tide american provided intelligence military maps spanish concerning activities americans applying pressure outside jurisdiction rebels nearby coast rebels led brothers causing difficulties attempting pull spanish control years spanish known commander land titles awarded later reviewed united_states government appear collection american state papers americans control new_orleans mail near mobile pass spanish territory wrote secretary treasury spanish subject served agent post office mail passing spanish lands west florida officially ceded united_states provisions november spanish governor demanding secrecy essentially delivered east west florida united_states trust hopes citizens cease realization transfer inevitable soon american officials began managing florida lands setting administrative regions western present day louisiana absorbed united_states proclamation president louisiana state remainder mississippi alabama absorbed united_states western newly annexed organized harrison counties soon american federal troops stationed transition late career death father transition french british rule likewise little difficulty changing allegiance spanish americans continued hold prominent position region january chosen territorial governor magistrate parish territory louisiana governor following commissioned justice peace clearly admired calling letter educated man energetic officer outset war americans interested assessing alignment native tribes regards loyalty britain august sent present talk native tribes carefully crafted words presented provide example diplomatic skill able address language culture tribes goal governor tribes white man war ultimately creeks aligned british americans requested assistance letter secretary war recommended colonel united_states agent held rank lieutenant colonel early war able negotiate provide assistance britain creek allies died summer living court testimony stated died mobile long death letter mississippi governor dated august mentions absence colonel mobile subsequent death daughter mary stated died july obituary appeared new_orleans newspaper july gives death date july years death widow married additional child lived mississippi graves operator schooner pearl little estate following marriage widow utilized estate disadvantage heirs wives young man conducting business relationship native woman named daughter chief documented relationship chief period years woman born shortly relationship woman given written austin spelling variations illegitimate son born union son simon later named prominently number slave exchanges took place austin prepared marry woman march legally married daughter mobile children land holdings slaves began cultivation land mississippi land holdings extensive mentions different plantations totalling acres area acquired slaves shortly death mentioned later prominently mentioned settlement estate october inventory personal property includes list slaves giving age value oldest valued valuable year old cow hunter valued collectively slaves valued inventory mentioned acres land valued schooner named pearl head cattle properties originally settled father inherited father death plantation later known town napoleon kept store later community church residents town moved property declared zone properties town mississippi children including mistress lived lived west florida died mobile documents concerning estate filed new_orleans louisiana probably attorney estate partially settled october court term pray submitted final settlement showing total sales estate including nearly slaves total debts amounted nearly taking account assets estate appears family earliest known children mistress named woman lived later mississippi children moved large plantations known suspected children earliest born possibly born birth records uncertainty birth years oldest child likely male born based deposition calling aged married named children second child died issue louis possibly child wife named children died charles born deposed years old married children died mary born aged census married highly respected family father estate youngest child mistress appears usually called born aged married woman named children illegitimate son called native child named simon born february left child taught read write learn trade profession children legal wife oldest born august died january married born july wives eleanor maiden names uncertain child marriage born december died married born married fifth child born january died february married child marriage confirmed new_orleans february appear father mentioned heir simon died young probably best known descendants national_football_league quarterback descends mistress son louis
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