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'''Antoine''' (or '''Anthony''') '''Collins''' was an early resident of territorial Florida during the [[antebellum period]] who operated the [[Collins Hotel]] and served as [[Escambia County Sheriff]] from [[1847]] to [[1851]].
 
'''Antoine''' (or '''Anthony''') '''Collins''' was an early resident of territorial Florida during the [[antebellum period]] who operated the [[Collins Hotel]] and served as [[Escambia County Sheriff]] from [[1847]] to [[1851]].
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In one anecdote, Uriah P. Levy, commander of the war sloop ''Vandalia'', was in Pensacola and called Collins "a damned blackguard," after which Collins proceeded "to wring his [Levy's] nose severely, without [Levy] making any resistance." For this, Levy was charged with cowardice by his commanding officer.<ref>James E. Vale. ''Rocks and Shoals: Naval Discipline in the Age of Fighting Sail''. Naval Institute Press, 1996.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 16:39, 24 February 2009

Antoine (or Anthony) Collins was an early resident of territorial Florida during the antebellum period who operated the Collins Hotel and served as Escambia County Sheriff from 1847 to 1851.

In one anecdote, Uriah P. Levy, commander of the war sloop Vandalia, was in Pensacola and called Collins "a damned blackguard," after which Collins proceeded "to wring his [Levy's] nose severely, without [Levy] making any resistance." For this, Levy was charged with cowardice by his commanding officer.[1]

References

  1. James E. Vale. Rocks and Shoals: Naval Discipline in the Age of Fighting Sail. Naval Institute Press, 1996.