- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1787 Sept. 24, [to Governor] George Mathews / Peter Stubblefield
- Creator:
- Stubblefield, Peter
- Date of Original:
- 1787-09-24
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Warfare
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- job applications
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter from Peter Stubblefield to George Mathews, Governor of Georgia (1787-1788), dated September 24, 1787. Stubblefield indicates that if a campaign is to be launched against the Indians (unnamed nation), he desires to receive a staff appointment in order to be of service in the effort.
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. - Local Identifier:
- tcc291
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc291
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc291#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc291/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 40A, folder Mathews Letters, document 05.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Sept. 24, 1787
Sir,
From the late Conduct of the Indians, am apprehensive that a Campaign will be Caried [Carried] on against them, and wishing to take an [unclear text: active part ] in some department or other, the line being fil'd [filled] up already prevents my geting [getting] in as an officer, and my Corpulence prevents my doing the duty of a Soldier, therefore have thought proper to apply to your Honour [Honor] should their [there] be any appointments in the Staff, to inform the Hon.ble [Honorable] Council that I shall be Glad to act in that line, and be so good as to inform them that I have acted in the Continental line as an officer for Six years and two years [deleted text: [unclear text: as ] ] in the staff, your [unclear text: fav.r [favor] ] in the above will ever be acknowledged by [unclear text: Sir ]
Y.r [Your] Most ob.t [obedient] & verry [very] Hble Servt. [Humble Servant]
[Signed] Peter Stubblefield
24th Sept.r [September] 1787
Page: [2]
Letter
Peter Stublefield
24 September 1787
Indian Affairs His Honour [Honor] George Mathews Esq.r [Esquire]