United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434McDonald, J.1815-10-05This is a letter from Colonel (J. ?) McDonald to Major General Edmund P. Gaines, dated October 5, 1815. McDonald informs Gaines about the inevitability of war with the Lower Creek Indians, some of whom are joined by the Seminoles, based on the opinion of U.S. Agent to the Creeks, Benjamin Hawkins. McDonald also mentions the recent death of John Sevier, former Governor of Tennessee (1796-1801).Digital image of original manuscript, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegtcc006engMode 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, Telamon Cuyler, box 77, folder 32, document 06.Indians of North America--WarfareSeminole IndiansCreek IndiansSevier, John, 1745-1815Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816[Letter] 1815 Oct. 5, Fort Decatur, [Tennessee to] Major Gen[era]l E[dmund] P[endleton] Gaines / J[?] McDonaldText