- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1837 July 11, Bulloch Co[unty, Georgia to] William Schley, Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville, Georgia / Col[onel] Peter Cone
- Creator:
- Cone, Peter
- Date of Original:
- 1837-07-11
- Subject:
- Land grants
Armed forces
Indian land transfers
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 - Location:
- United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
- Medium:
- official reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from Colonel Peter Cone, in Bulloch County, Georgia, to William Schley, Governor of Georgia (1835-1837), dated July 11, 1837. Cone reports to Schley on the readiness of his militia and those belonging to Bryan, Effingham, Liberty and Emanuel Counties for an unspecified summer campaign, probably associated with the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). Cone informs the governor that he has several spies reconnoitering the surrounding regions. He also transmits information relative to two land grants.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- tcc545
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc545
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc545#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc545/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:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 50, folder 01, document 02.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Bulloch Co
11th July 1837
His Excellency
William Schley Dear Sir
The arrangement for the summer campain [campaign] appears, be aranged [arranged] by the rival armies Scouts and reconoitering [reconnoitering] parties are on the alert -- I have employed myself in the recruiting Service- I have visited Liberty Bryan & Effingham & shall go to Emanuel next week to awaken old Col Swain and his followers (if thay [they] are Sleeping)
We in Bulloch are as usual [unclear text: Sound ] to the core- in Chatham [added text: the ] gentry [deleted text: [added text: the ] ] has been so much pampered I fear thay [they] will either abandon the chase or not run with their usual energy
I have a full knowledge of every thing in Bryan our prospect is a good one- the [unclear text: Nullies ] hold their meeting this day in Effingham we Shall soon be apprised of all their acts as we have Spies in the camp -- from the present distant view of affairs I think we have no reason to fear
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and in the limited scope of my acquaintance I am certain we are as strong as we were two years since --
I have bargined [bargained] for No 195 23rd Sec for John D Pitto at $80. the lowest price I could get it at and if he will take it at that price you can inform me of the date of the grant and &c [et cetera] -- this is within the bounds of my instructions -- and when I send a title you can send the money -- I hope I shall be pardoned for imposing additional trouble on you I enclose ten Dollars to take two Land grants as follows --
No 228 -- 24th Dist 3rd Section [added text: Cherokee ] Drawn by Enoch Beesley of Bulloch
" 72 -- Dist 5- Dooley [Duly] Drawn by Wm B [William Bulloch]
William Bulloch --
Allso [Also] in answer to this let me Know how
Page: [3]
many Lots was Drawn in Cherokee by John Buie of Scriven County and the numbers -- Please Send the answer to this to Savannah --
I am your Excelencys [Excellency's] Obt Servt [Obedient Servant]
[Signed] Peter Cone Wm [William] Schley Governor of Georgia
Letter
Col Peter Cone
11 July 1837
Mis
John Buze
199 -- 9 -- 3 Blind
Page: [4]
SAVANNAH GEO
JUL 15
A postmark appears at the top of the page.
18
His Excelency [Excellency] William Schley Milledgeville Georgia
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Answd [Answered]
17 July 1837
Ansd. [Answered]
15 July 1837.
Peter Cone