Richard L. Campbell

Richard L. Campbell was a 19th-century American author best known for Historical Sketches of Colonial Florida, first published in 1892. Library of Congress records identify him as Richard L. Campbell (1824–1896), and Project Gutenberg lists the same title as his work.

In the book’s preface, he explained that he wanted to address the lack of a focused history of British rule in West Florida. The result is a detailed historical narrative centered on colonial Florida, especially Pensacola, and the shifting relationships among British, Spanish, and Indigenous communities.

Reliable biographical information about Campbell himself appears to be limited online, so much of his surviving public profile comes through this book rather than through personal records. Even so, his work remains of interest to readers exploring early Florida history, and it continues to be preserved and reissued in digital and print editions.