- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1836 Sept. 9, St. Augustine, [Florida to] J[ames] K. Tefft, Savannah, G[eorgi]a / A. Miles [?]
- Date of Original:
- 1836-09-08
- Subject:
- Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842
- Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated September 8, 1836 from A. Miles(?) in St. Augustine, Florida to James K. Tefft, an attorney in Savannah, Georgia. Miles(?) writes of a recent movement of two hundred men under General Joseph M. Hernandez into Indian country south of St. Augustine and remarks on the absurdity of such an action, particularly in advance of the start of the campaign under General Thomas S. Jesup (likely associated with the Second Seminole War, 1835-1842). He asserts that the Indian situation must be handled with discretion and this military movement is clearly unwise.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- krc028
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc028
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc028#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc028/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Keith Read, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 01, folder 30, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
St. Augustine
Septr. [September] 8. 1836
My dear Sir: [added text (appears to be different hand and ink): 8 [checkmark] ]
As the steam boat Cincinatti's leaving the wharf, I embrace the opportunity of sending you a few lines to enquire after your health, and to say that I am perfectly well: A thousand thanks for your Kindness in sending me the paper, and beg you to continue especially while congress is sitting: There is no news here. " Genl: [General] Hernandez with 200 men has gone on a wild-goose chase to the country South of this. The movement is absurd, but I shall be glad if it turn out nothing [deleted text: else ] [added text: worse ] . The Indians are in such a state as [added text: only ] to be dealt with great discretion, and I do not think sending two or three hundred into their Country before Genl. [General] Jesup is ready to begin the campaign is a very [added text: wise ] instance of it: " ..
most truly yours
[Signed] [unclear text: A Miles ]
Page: [2]
SAVANNAH GEO
SEP 9
A postmark appears on the top left of the page.
J. [James] K. Tefft Esq: Savannah Ga