- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1836 Feb. 20, Picolata, Fl[orida to] J[ames] K. Tefft, Savannah, G[eorgi]a / J. S. Locke
- Creator:
- Locke, J. S.
- Date of Original:
- 1836-02-20
- Subject:
- Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated February 20, 1836 from J. S. Locke at Picolata, Florida to James K. Tefft in Savannah. Locke asks for news and tells Tefft that there is little to report except a profusion of troops, ostensibly assembled to fight the Seminole Indians (Second Seminole War,1835-1842). He asks Tefft to send him some newspapers to read, and he says that he will probably remain there for the duration of the Seminole campaign.
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:
- krc109
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc109
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc109#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc109/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 16, folder 10, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Picolata Fl
Feby [February] -- 20th -- 1836.
My dear Sir --
I seize a moment to write a word -- I have been expecting to hear from you -- will you write me all the news? [unclear text: We ] have nothing here as yet except a plenty of Troops -- The Indians are still inactive -- I am very anxious to see the two nos: [numbers] of the [unclear text: Lit: Journal conts ] my "Isaacs Rumination". also any papers containing a notice of the numbers -- I beg you my dear Sir to ask the numbers of the Editor and send them to me -- Any thing readable that is good I shall be glad to see. I wish I were with you again -- I shall remain here during the campaign in all probability as [deleted text: [unclear text: a ] ] [illegible text] Subsistence --
My best Regards to your family
Yours Truly
[Signed] J S Locke
Mr. J. [James] K Tefft
Page: [2]
J. [James] K. Tefft Esq [Esquire] Savannah Ga. [Georgia]
[unclear text: Favd. ] by Mr Goodwin