- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1815 Mar. 18, Charleston, [South Carolina to] the Governor of Georgia / Thomas Pinckney
- Creator:
- Pinckney, Thomas, 1750-1828
- Date of Original:
- 1815-03-18
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Warfare
Georgia. Militia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009 - Medium:
- military records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated from Charleston, South Carolina, March 18, 1815 from Major General Thomas Pinckney to the Governor of Georgia (Peter Early, 1813-1815 or David B. Mitchell 1809-1813,1815-1817) regarding Georgia's need for troops to protect the frontier. Pinckney was informed that Colonel Benjamin Hawkins and seven hundred Indian warriors were waiting for the arrival of mounted militia promised by the governor. He asks the governor to notify him immediately about the number of men needed to guard the seacoast and frontier areas of Georgia so that he can send any extraneous troops west.
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:
- tcc433
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc433
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc433#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc433/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:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 47, folder 05, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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[added text (appears to be different ink and hand): Gen Pinckney British Admiral! ]
Hd. Qrs: [Headquarters]
6th Distt. [District]
Charleston.
March 18th 1815.
Sir-
Genl. [General] Floyd not having informed me whether he had forwarded to you a copy of the inclosed communication, I have now the honor of sending it for your information. By a letter received from Col. Hawkins, dated
21st feby [february], it appears that he was at the Confluence of the Flint & Chattahoche with seven hundred Indian Warriors, waiting for some mounted Militia promised by your Excellency. This Force will probably be sufficient for the protection of the frontier of your State, until it shall be ascertained whether the Indians will immediately cease hostilities; & I have to request the favor of you to impart to me the earliest information of any contrary indications, that the Regular Troops now not necessary for the defence of the sea coast may be immediately ordered westward. This measure would have been now adopted, but
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that I have not received information whether or not the corps now on the sea coast of this District will be continued in service. --
I have the honor to be very respectfly. [respectfully] Sir Your Obdt. Servt. [Obedient Servant]
[Signed] Thomas Pinckney
His Excelly. [Excellency] The Governor of Georgia.
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Letter from Maj Genl. [General] Thos. [Thomas] Pinckney dated
18th March 1815.
Receivd. [Received]
27 March
Indian War