United States, Florida, Fort St. Marks, 30.444932, -86.631579United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Lang, Richard, fl. 18001800-08-17This is a certified copy of a letter from Richard Lang to William Augustus Bowles, self-proclaimed Director General of the Creek Nation, dated August 17, 1800. Lang discusses raising arms and ammunition in support of Bowles' efforts (ostensibly an invasion of Spanish Florida). In 1792, Bowles and his associates captured Fort St. Marks (Wakulla County, Florida) and raided the stores of Panton, Leslie & Company. Lang alludes to the recapture of that fort earlier that year by Bowles and a group of Seminoles. Included in this document is a statement made by William Gibson, a notary public, confirming the authenticity of the copy of Lang's letter.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.text/htmlimage/jpegkrc106engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 15, folder 39, document 01.Creek NationSeminole Indians--WarsLetter [with certification] 1800 Aug. 17, St. Marys, [Georgia] to William A[ugustus] Bowles / Richard LangText