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from tile west( and finally afterwards tiiat on the north side).He also found another in front of the trunnions.-- Its aim is towards the shore directly to the east,and it guards the wall of the fort on the nortn side
-- In it there is a stairway by which they climb to another cavalier
above .where a sentinel keeps watch at night.From this cavalier the entire wood,and the sea and the shore, and the bar ma.y be seen. A part of the land is visible from a high sentry box that was above the entire cavalier,
where a sentinelkeeps watch day and	night.--- The	visitor	then left this
cavalierand went forward through the	fort in	whose	v/all on	the north side
he found another small postern gate ,lor the purpose above mentioned. "
small river
From that early map I snowed you the	cano of	Seloy	was one	league from the
bar and south, the fort in 1574 by tue account of	Dr.Caceres was a half
a league from the bar. From this description of the fort the city was south of the fort and not the bar so it could not have been on ITorthBeach nor on Anastasia Island as the woods were nortn and 'west. Drakes map agrees with this description even to showing three cannon firing at the bar,and the town is directly south of the fort . I have copied this to show you the dixection of the early trails.
In 1598 the Governor Gonzales Ganso de Mendez writes in a report "I have built a wooden bridge over a morass which is close to this city" In 1702 a governor "sent a runner to Apalache in order that Captain Roque Perez should embark there in a sloop with sufficient forces to get to Havana and ask for help and that Ensign Diego de Florencia should go to Pensacola and Mobile to the French people ox Balizada to ask them also for assistance in men."
Txbrary of Congress Manuscript division English Colonial Records C.0.5 545 page 115 letter of Governor Grant (notes made by Emily L.Wilson)
" For continuing Matanzas Rd.to Timouka River 300
"	"	ditto	from Timouka to Smyrna 600
»	»	road	through the southern settlements to Mr.Elliots plantation
200
For making a Road from St.Aug.to Cowford (now Jacksonville) on St.
Johns river 500 for carrying this roa.d to Hillsborough on St.Mary’s Rix ver a.nd the Town of Arden on Amelia. Island 700 For making a road from St.A.ug.to Picolata Fort 200.
For a church at Hillsborough 700 For a gaol "	"	300
Recommends cut between St.Aug.ana St.Joxin’s River.
The English roads seem to have followed the trails. The road from Picolata to the Duval County line by the St.John’s River will be more beautiful than the road by the railroad but it will be an entirely new road and not historic.
Hoping that you will make use of our library whenever you are in St,Augustine ,and thankxng you for your interesting address I remain
Yours Truly
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