United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983Cumming, John1812-04-09Letter dated April 9, 1812 from John Cumming in Savannah to Georgia Governor David B. Mitchell. Cumming, responding to General Floyd's order calling on volunteers for the militia, suggests to Mitchell that single men over the age of thirty-five and men with families should form an association to protect Georgia against foreign and domestic enemies.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/jpegtcc039engMode 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 34, document 10.Georgia. Militia--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.[Letter], 1812 Apr. 9, Savannah [to] D[avid] B. Mitchell, Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville / Jno [i.e., John] CummingText