Affluent Black Women in Early Pensacola: Julee Panton and Mercedes Sunday Ruby

In Seville; the oldest neighborhood of Pensacola, Julee Panton owned a cottage as a ‘free woman of color’. Panton acquired the cottage for $300.00. She sold candles and pastries at the cottage. In June of 1809, Julee sold half of lot 65 to Angelica, a free black woman, for $41.50. Julee Panton sold the remaining … Continue reading Affluent Black Women in Early Pensacola: Julee Panton and Mercedes Sunday Ruby