- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1813 Sept. 5, War Office, [Washington, D.C. to] the Governor of Georgia / Daniel Parker
- Creator:
- Parker, Daniel, 1782-1846
- Date of Original:
- 1813-09-05
- Subject:
- Georgia. Militia--Appropriations and expenses
Federal aid
Creek War, 1813-1814 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- military records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from Daniel Parker in the War Department to the unidentified Governor of Georgia (probably David B. Mitchell, Governor of Georgia, 1809-1813, 1815-1817) dated September 5, 1813. Parker reports that he has enclosed contracts for the supply of rations to support troops engaged in fighting the "hostile" Indians (possibly the Creeks). The contracts are no longer attached. Parker also indicates that funds have been appropriated to cover additional troops and contingent expenses of the same "expedition" (probably the Creek War, 1813-1814).
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:
- krc134
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc134
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc134#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc134/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:
- 1 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 20, folder 06, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
War Office
Septr 5th. 1813.
Sir,
In the absence of the Secretary of War I have the honor to inclose to your Excellency Copies of the Contracts for supplying Rations- with a Copy of an order for the 3d Regt. U States' Infantry to cooperate with the detached Militia in the Expedition against the hostile Indians. Your several Letters addressed to the Secretary of War have been submitted to the President and I am informed, by the Secretary of State that he will communicate to you the views and instructions of the President in relation to the Campaign the command of which has been assigned to your Excellency.
Twenty thousand Dollars have been sent to Mr. Carter the Contractor for Georgia & the Southern vicinity for supplying the troops which may be called into Service in that quarter -- and Twenty thousand Dollars have been remitted to your Excy. [Excellency] on account of Quarter Master's & other contingent expences [expenses] of the Expedition. --
With great respect I have the Honor to be your Excys. [Excellency's] Obedient Servant.
[Signed] Daniel Parker [unclear text: C.C. ]
His Excy. [Excellency] The Governor of Georgia.