United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001Fauche, Jonas1795-11-04This document is a letter from Captain Jonas Fauche at Fort Gunn to Georgia Governor George Mathews (1787-1788, 1793-1796) in Augusta, dated November 4, 1795. Fauche informs Governor Mathews that he has recently received information from Spanish forces in East Florida. It is reported that East Florida has been invaded (though it is not clear by whom) and a Spanish officer, Colonel Howard (?), recently encamped near Fauche with a force including 200 regular troops, a number of Indians, 100 militia, and a company of Negro horsemen. Also included is a casualty report and information on the trial of Colonel Henry (?) Karr in Camden County, Georgia. Fauche refers to enclosed communications that are no longer attached.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/jpegtcc366engMode 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 43, folder 05, document 02.Indians of North America--WarfareSpain--Foreign relations--18th centuryGeorgia. MilitiaLetter, 1795 Nov. 4, Fort Gunn [to] Governor [of Georgia, George] Mathews, Augusta / Jonas FaucheText