I represent Jean Baptiste Cazenave, a European man born in France. At the time of the changing of the flags, I was about 58 years old. I was part owner of the Tivoli House, the main entertainment venue in Spanish Pensacola. People of all colors and origins gathered there for music, theatre, and gaming. In 1817, though, the Tivoli House was damaged when it was commandeered by the military to store artillery and ammunition. I estimated the damages at $6,000 and declared that the venue had been rendered useless. Either the repairs went quickly or I was exaggerating the extent of the damage to support my request for land along Plaza Ferdinand in compensation (which I got, by the way), because plays were being advertised at the Tivoli House when the first edition of The Floridian came out in August 1821.
The Tivoli House was torn down in 1927 but has been reconstructed on the original site in downtown Pensacola and now serves as the ticket office and museum gift store for Historic Pensacola. I lived with Nancy Cazenave, whom I call a mulatresse in my 1825 will. She was the mother of my six children.