I have been doing some research in the early 1820's. On the blm site which has just been put back on line I found a very curious thing. In October 1 and 15 of 1821 a group of men, one of whom is John Hogan bought numerous 30 ft sections of land at the site of "Ancient Fort Charlotte" in the City of Mobile." There are other buyers as well on the same small section of land. They were among other l Willliam Barnett, Edward Hall, Addin Matthews, Frances Armstrong. There were over 130 purchases by some or all these men on October 1, and 15th. All purchases were less than an acre. I believe that John Hogan is the same Captain J. B Hogan who was a land speculator and sold bounty land grants for War of 1812 soldiers. I have the document where my ancester Martin Franklin and his two brothers gave him legal right to sell their bounty land warrants in 1819 and 1820. At that time they were in Baldwin County Alabama. Does anyone know the historical significance of these purchases? Can anyone tell me about Fort Charlotte? I am curious and think it makes a wonderful genealogical story. I should say that my ancestors bounty land grant was in Arkansas and apparently unrelated to the Fort Charlotte purchases. Thanks in Advance, Belinda Jacks

Fort Charlotte, originally called Fort Conde by the French who built it, served during the French colonial period as a buffer between French New Orleans and the Spanish in Pensacola and the British on the Atlantic coast. The fort also protected the French settlement in Mobile against Indian uprisings. Great Britain's defeat of France in the Seven Years' War resulted in Mobile and the fort passing into British control in 1763. The British lost Mobile and the fort in the American Revolution to the Spanish, who renamed the fort Charlotte. The Americans took over the town and the fort in 1813 during the War of 1812. The American settlers had no use for the deteriorated fort and tore down its walls and sold the land in lots. When the I-10 tunnels under the Mobile River were constructed, Fort Conde was partially reconstructed and serves today as a museum and tourist attraction. Ralph Poore 3440 S. Brookshore Place Boise, ID 83706 poorehouse1@msn.com -----Original Message----- From: Belinda Jacks [mailto:belinda.jacks@gpisd.org] Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 8:00 PM To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Fort Charlotte I have been doing some research in the early 1820's. On the blm site which has just been put back on line I found a very curious thing. In October 1 and 15 of 1821 a group of men, one of whom is John Hogan bought numerous 30 ft sections of land at the site of "Ancient Fort Charlotte" in the City of Mobile." There are other buyers as well on the same small section of land. They were among other l Willliam Barnett, Edward Hall, Addin Matthews, Frances Armstrong. There were over 130 purchases by some or all these men on October 1, and 15th. All purchases were less than an acre. I believe that John Hogan is the same Captain J. B Hogan who was a land speculator and sold bounty land grants for War of 1812 soldiers. I have the document where my ancester Martin Franklin and his two brothers gave him legal right to sell their bounty land warrants in 1819 and 1820. At that time they were in Baldwin County Alabama. Does anyone know the historical significance of these purchases? Can anyone tell me about Fort Charlotte? I am curious and think it makes a wonderful genealogical story. I should say that my ancestors bounty land grant was in Arkansas and apparently unrelated to the Fort Charlotte purchases. Thanks in Advance, Belinda Jacks