Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001United States. President (1837-1841 : Van Buren)1838This is the printed report of General Thomas S. Jesup relative to his command of the U.S. Army during the campaign against the Seminoles in Florida (Second Seminole War, 1835-1842). Jesup, who has been relieved of duty, provides a personal account of operations in Florida during his tenure. He discusses various military actions, such as attacks upon Seminole villages, as well as negotiation attempts and the seizure of Seminole leaders. Jesup's interactions with such personages as Coa Hadjo, Osceola, Abiaka, King Philip, Coacoochee, Micanopy, Halleck Hadjo, Tuskegee and Holatoochee are discussed in detail. Especially noteworthy is Jesup's defense of his capture of Osceola and Coa Hadjo, his perspective on the Cherokee delegation to the Seminoles and suspicions about a hidden agenda, and the many connections drawn between the Seminole resistance and African runaway slaves. U.S. military figures mentioned include Joseph M. Hernandez, David E. Twiggs, Zachary Taylor and Abraham Eustis.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2002, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegpam004engManuscript held by the The University of Georgia Libraries, E83.835 J47 1838a, box N/A, folder N/A, document N/A.Mode 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/Presidents--MessagesSeminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842Message from the President of the United States transmitting a report from Major General Jesup of his operations whilst commanding the army in Florida, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 6th instantText