United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Georgia. Governor (1817-1819 : Rabun)1818-11-03This document dated November 3, 1818 from the Executive Department in Milledgeville, Georgia, by William Rabun (Governor of Georgia, 1817-1819) is addressed to the members of the Georgia state Senate and House of Representatives. Rabun reports on the duties of the state's executive branch over the past year, and mentions events associated with the First Seminole War (1817-1818). He notes that after a cessation of hostilities the Seminoles commenced attacks once again and that he therefore sent forces under General Andrew Jackson to suppress their attacks. Rabun discusses at length the controversy surrounding Captain Obed Wright's attack on the Chehaw village, in which a number of innocent Creeks were murdered, and his subsequent arrest and escape. Rabun defends his decision to authorize Capt. Wright's attack, but expresses remorse for the cruel nature of the event.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/jpegkrc137engMode 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 20, folder 50, document 02.Creek Indians--Crimes againstSeminole Indians--WarfareSeminole War, 1st, 1817-1818Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845[Address to] the [Georgia state] Senate and House of Representatives, 1818 Nov. 3, Milledgeville, Geo[rgia] / William Rabun, [Governor of Georgia]Text