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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 diary: Bright Thur. Dec. 17, 1896 I arose at 7:30, dressed, did work, had breakfast, went to school, c...

‘In his suit, with his pigtail and his montera, he was pure potential: he could be masculine vanquisher or gold-embroidered fairy. He was both, actually, at all times, and nobody who came to see him fight thought any less of him for it.’ R.A. Frumkin on fame, queer identity and Ernest Hemingway.   

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 somewhat injured about their heads and head gear. 1896: May Johnson recorded in her diary: Rainy Tues. De...

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: Episcopal Bishop John Freeman Young called a meeting to organize St. Peter’s Church and Father J.L. S...

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, clouds 6 but the sun visible at intervals. The case of the ship Lavaina Adams continued till Wednes...