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1855: William Hackley recorded in his diary. Rose at 5 and walked to the Salt Pond, returned home and bathed. At 8:30 a.m. barometer 29.53, thermometer 73, Wind northeast 4, clouds 1. The steamer Isabel got in about 10 a.m. Lizzie came in her and I took her up home. Rachel was on board as was General Bailey of Virginia who is in bad health and is on his way to Havana. Got a letter from the Attorney General respecting filibustering in Nicaragua. Also received a Certificate of Membership in the C...

1855: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 5:45 and walked round by the Fort and home by Simonton’s Road, returned home and bathed. At 8 a.m. barometer 29.55, thermometer 78, wind southeast 2, clouds 4. Filed a petition for salvage for the schooner Dart for salt. Tried the case of the brig Sampson and afterwards the case of the brig Isabella, Senator Stephen Mallory for libellants, Stephenson for the responded. J.W. Porter being the consignee. 1896: May Johnson recorded in her di...

1841: Alexander Patterson was elected mayor of Key West. 1855: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 5:45 but it had rained during the night and again just as I got to the front gate and I did not walked. Bathed. At 8:30 a.m. barometer 29.57, thermometer 74, wind east southeast 3, clouds 4. Tried the case of H.H. Raymond vs. the ship Lavinia Adams. The ships Creole and Malabar from New Orleans for Europe came in about noon. They had been in a collision off Carysford Reef and both somew...

1855: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 5 and walked on the beach, returned home and bathed. At 8:30 a.m. barometer 29.62, thermometer 71, wind north northeast 3, clouds 3. A heavy shower fell just before day. Read papers. The divers have not finished with the ship Laviana Adams and the case was postponed till tomorrow. Captain Murray came up and I read over the libel to him and he too it to compare with his logbook. Read Law magazine. P.m. read Putnam’s magazine. 1875: Episco...

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 Willis’s 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,...