Page 11 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb University of South Florida Tampa Library still image eng Page 11 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…fertile island of Terra Ceia and desired to settle on it. An old Spaniard lived upon the island and by right of settlement claimed the land was his. Grandfather bargained with the Spaniard to buy out his claim for $25.00 in gold which was paid to him and a few days later the folks came over on a boat to start a settlement, but the old Spaniard said he had decided not to more.“Very well,” said grandfather, “pay me back my $25.00 and we will move off,” thinking of course that the old fellow must surely have used up some of the money, but he was disappointed for the native of Old Spain brought out the gold coins and the folks had no honorable alternative then to move off the island.When the “Sarah Helen” had stopped in Key West on her way to Tampa grandfather had talked there with…” Page 11 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…fertile island of Terra Ceia and desired to settle on it. An old Spaniard lived upon the island and by right of settlement claimed the land was his. Grandfather bargained with the Spaniard to buy out his claim for $25.00 in gold which was paid to him and a few days later the folks came over on a boat to start a settlement, but the old Spaniard said he had decided not to more.“Very well,” said grandfather, “pay me back my $25.00 and we will move off,” thinking of course that the old fellow must surely have used up some of the money, but he was disappointed for the native of Old Spain brought out the gold coins and the folks had no honorable alternative then to move off the island.When the “Sarah Helen” had stopped in Key West on her way to Tampa grandfather had talked there with…” United States Florida Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
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Page 11 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…fertile island of Terra Ceia and desired to settle on it. An old Spaniard lived upon the island and by right of settlement claimed the land was his. Grandfather bargained with the Spaniard to buy out his claim for $25.00 in gold which was paid to him and a few days later the folks came over on a boat to start a settlement, but the old Spaniard said he had decided not to more.“Very well,” said grandfather, “pay me back my $25.00 and we will move off,” thinking of course that the old fellow must surely have used up some of the money, but he was disappointed for the native of Old Spain brought out the gold coins and the folks had no honorable alternative then to move off the island.When the “Sarah Helen” had stopped in Key West on her way to Tampa grandfather had talked there with…”
Page 11 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…fertile island of Terra Ceia and desired to settle on it. An old Spaniard lived upon the island and by right of settlement claimed the land was his. Grandfather bargained with the Spaniard to buy out his claim for $25.00 in gold which was paid to him and a few days later the folks came over on a boat to start a settlement, but the old Spaniard said he had decided not to more.“Very well,” said grandfather, “pay me back my $25.00 and we will move off,” thinking of course that the old fellow must surely have used up some of the money, but he was disappointed for the native of Old Spain brought out the gold coins and the folks had no honorable alternative then to move off the island.When the “Sarah Helen” had stopped in Key West on her way to Tampa grandfather had talked there with…”
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