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A memorial plaque on the grounds of San Marcos de Apalache. "In grateful remembrance for a heroic and humanitarian act of courage in saving the life of an American soldier in March, 1818, Princess Malee "Milly" Francis (c.1803-1848) Woman of the Creek (Seminole) Indian nation, recipient, pension in 1844 and medal from the US Congress, daughter of Chief Hillis Hadjo, Francis the Prophet, who lived on the Wakulla River near the Spanish fort San Marcos."
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