1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Wednesday, July 24th Moderate weather with Seasonal Squalls of rain from the Land — passed
1856: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 4:20 and walked on the beach, returned home and bathed. At 7:45 a.m. barometer 29.55, thermometer 84, wind south 2, clouds 5. One man died at Pilcherâs with the fever last night and Major William Fraser was taken sick, the sick are doing well. Made a copy of the replication in Ogden vs. Geiger and served in on Ossin B. Hart, Esquire and gave the original to Peter Crusoe at his house he not being at his office. Julia Tift pulled a cup of gruel over and was burned from her neck to her feet on the left side. I told them to cover her with flour and sent over Car. Veg. Wrote to Shafer to send me one of Wheeler and Wilsonâs $100.00 sewing machine and to get me two books of homeopathic practice and some vials of globules in place of those most used in my box. Paid Walbreg balance on his bill $18.81 and gave him some of Matildaâs hair to have made into a guard chain.
1834: In a special election, Joseph A. Thouron was elected Clerk of Court for Monroe County to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dr. Day.
1855: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 6 and bathed. Got a dray and sent down Lucy Willisâs baggage. Commenced to rain at 7:30 and they had to go down in the rain and could not get a carriage. The Florida got off at 8:30 and did not see Miss Bright after she got on board. At 9:30 a.m. barometer 29.41, thermometer 76, wind northwest 3, clouds 6 but the sun visible at intervals. The case of the ship Lavaina Adams continued till Wednesday. Filed a claim for duties as consortship and crew libel. Wrote to the Secretary of Interior for blanks. Also wrote to Luther Lucking for the Cultivator Almanac (bound) for 1856 and Cultivator for one year. Lucy gave me a letter, I wrote to Byrd, to take to the boat and there we were in such a hurry I forgot to give it to her and will send it by the steamer Isabel. Wind freshened toward night