Persons seeking information on housing, slavery or shipping will find this a valuable source. Matrimonial Licenses, 1785-1803. This section is organized by short expedientes . Each expediente includes a formal petition to the governor by the person, male or female, wishing to marry, followed by testimony from witnesses. Most petitions were not contested.
Marriage licenses are a useful source of biographical data on East Florida.
No petitions after 1803 are available in the East Florida Papers.